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�HISTORY OF THE
UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES
1868 to 1940

" I N A WORD WE MAY
GATIIER OUT OF HISTORY ,\ POLICY NO LESS
WISE TH AN ETERNAL; OY THE COMPARISON
AND APPLICATION OF OT HER MEN'S F ORE·
P ASSED MISERIES WITl-{ OUR OWN LI KE ER·
RORS AN D ILL DESERVINGS."

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"Sm W ALTER RA1.mcn, 16)6."

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THE COLONIAL PRESS
9nr AND DOUGL AS
0 1,u nA, N EBRASKA

�(1QJHIS LITTLE BOOK JS
DEl&gt;IC.\TEJ&gt; TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN
\'\I) 11'O\IEN. WIIO, P UTTING ALL ELSE Of;IIJNI)
T11 ►:,1,

\I \DE THEIR FULL CONTRIBUTION TO·

WAHi&gt; Tll,\ NS I.ATINC AN

ENDLESS AREA OF

\IOI '\'T\I'\". DESERT AND PLAIN, INTO THE
E \ll'IIIJ; NOW KNOWN AS " THE WEST,"

�PREFACE

I NT R ODUCT I ON

In J 1tn11111·y, 1924, the Employcs' Magazine of 'l'hc F 11 i011 Pacific
Coal Compuny and its subsi&lt;lia ry, U1e \Vu.shington l -11io11 Coal Conrpa,nv
was launched as 11 medium of good will o..nd unde1·sta11ding. 11 ith t he fu rth~i:
hope that as the year s passed , much of the life and color of the pinncer
days might be p ut iuto p1·int and thus saved. \Yith thi,- end in 111 inJ s hll'ies
and sketches, t ogethe r with m1:r ny old photographs, we re a ssembled itnd reproduced, and it is this material, together with certain widely scatte red
nnd fragwentary records, us well 11 s mauy inten·ie11·s wiH1 t he lllen u.nd
women who lived and wo rked in and a bout tl1e mines in the ea rly d n.y:., that
served a s the foundation of this little history.

'l'l,e Union P acific R a ilroad Company was conceived in a turbulent
period in the history of the America.n nation, a time of unrest and conflict.,
of great drea ms and grea.ter achievement. Gold seekers had poured through
the middlcwcst to California only n few yea.rs before, a.nd Brigha.m Young
had but r ecently led his discip les of t he Church of Lutter Duy Sa.ints t o
their promised land on t he bunks of the grea.t Sa.1t L uke, a.nd what wa.s even
more p o1·tentous, the North and the South were on the brink of a Civil
W a r.

,vhile searching for old time materia l it was found tha t ;\fr. Julius
Kruttschnitt, railroad engineer and ex.ecu t i,·c, whil(' in cllll rgt• in un cxccutiYc capacity of the coal mjncs in 1907, issued in.;;trnd iom; t o gather
the necessary material for a histo ry of the Railroad Company',, coal mining interests. Diligent search failed, l10wcYcr , to unea rt·h n il)' :,uch material ,
with the r esult that the numerous men and women whu ha\'e by cooperntive
effort put the work together, have been compelled to start close to the
grass roots.
The authors r eferred to, who will remain anonymous (tlrns avoiding
resp011sibility for repetitions and au occasional split infiuitivc) , wish to
cxp1·ess their tha nks for the help so kindly rendered. with the hope thut
our readers, the Old Timers most of nil, will as tht·y read the pages tlnLt
follow, experience a flood of kindly 1·ccollt•dions of thl'ir pio neer clays.
wheu nearly all W(.&gt;l'e young and httppy, C'\'l'Il though they then knew n1mght
of the automobile, the movie and t he rudio.
The U nion P acific Coal Compan,y.

H.ock Springs, Wyoming,
June 1, 1940.

r.rhot Southern °''Vyoming with her vast nnd unfathomed stores of bituminous coal wns cl1osen as the r oute for the Union P acific R a ilroad was
onlv a matter of luck - luck a nd t he fierceness of the Blackfeet and Sioux
India ns of the northern country. R a.ilroad officials bud but fixed upon the
economical water grade highwny of Northern Wyoming us theil- route,
when t l1e hostility of the northern redmen and the contra.sting cordiality of
the sonlhcrn Shoshones cha.nged t heir choice to the Overland Route.
The Fc&lt;lc.n d Government hnd ceded to t.he Union Pacific 11 right of
way four hundred feet jn ,vidth through the public la.nds and had granted
them nlso e,•ery alternate section of land, in a checkerboard pattern. for
twenty miles etteh side of t he right of way. The underlying mineral, not included in the original bill, wa.s later a.dded to the surface la.nd grant. Luck
nud tl1e M l ,·11ge Blackfeet had ordained thnt the Railroad's grant should
include the rich coal veins of the south a.nd not the northern lands devoid
of minerul.

It is the purpose of this book to trace the history of coo.I mining in
southern ' l\'yoming under The U nion Pa.cific Coal Compa.ny and its predecesso1·, the Coal Department of t he Railroad. Although of necessity sucl1
an account must include n. certain mea.sure of technical matter, this book
is ma.inly a story of men, such men as poured their lives into the black and
sooty spaces of the earth, such men as those hundreds who ga.ther each year
at The U nion Pacific Coa.l Company Old Timer s' celebration. Through
these pages ma.rch army engineers, explorers, trappers, guides a.nd adventurers, intrepid heroes all, to be followed by the men who built the raihoa.d,
discovered, prospected 11nd developed mines, with that no less courageous
band of men and women who have, since the first. settlement s wc1·c made at
Jamestown, Vi1·ginia, and P lymouth Rock, Ma.ssa.chusetts, marched westward, side bv side with the builders; the clergymen, servants of God, the
doctors ca.ring for the sick and injured, and the tea.chers whos(.&gt; duty it
was t o train the minds of the young.

�If _they who put this history t?gether can be ~ri ticized for delving t oo
deeply. mto a~ecdote .an.cl personality, for romancmg, in short, instead of
lecturmg, let it be st.ud m defense, that the story of coal mining is not entirely one of statistics and mechanical progress, but is instead 11 story of
the vast numbers of men who go to make up the st.ntistics and who inakc
possible and profitable the t echnique of mining. If you eliminate the lnnnan
element, JOU have stripped the flesh and left onl)' the bones for thL stor y :
and history is not dry bones.
•
And so, to these splend.id men and women, many of wltosc la.bors are
over and they asleep in the quiet " God's Acres," this hi:a;to ry is dedicat ed
in ~·emembrance of their unselfish de,·.otion to du ty. thci r loyalty t o t h~
Railroad nnd the Coal Company, t heir cou1·ageou nnrl clil'C rful outlook
upon life, and their ability to overcome all obstac],,1-, - l1cl pi110- to ca i·w rtn
Empire out of a wilderness.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
C HAPTC:R

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I. T H E BACKGRO UND OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
11. THE BUILDING OF THE RAILROAD AND ITS EARLY FUEL SUPPLY
II I. THE BUILDING OF THE IRON WAY
IV. OLD CA RBON. THE BEGINNING, TO DISAPPEAR IN 1902
V. ROCK SPRJNGS, THAT GREW INTO A GREAT CITY
\11. Glll ' ESE RIOT AND MASSACRE OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1885
\ If. /IUIY. THAT GREW AND WANED, GOING OUT IN 1900
VIJJ. GRASS CREEK, THE CAMP THAT NEVER DEVELOPED A HISTORY
IX. TWIN CREEKS, WH1CH STARTED IN A BRAWL
X. COLORADO MlNES
XL HANNA, THAT YET THRIVES
XIL DANA . WHICH LASTED BUT THREE YEARS
Xll l. 1'l.£A ANT VALLEY, A UTAH P ROPERTY
XIV. SPRlNG VALLEY. WHERE OIL DROVE OUT THE MINERS
1."V. CUMl3EHLANO. A GREAT PRODUCER
XVI. ~ Li PF:RIOR. SECOND ONLY TO ROCK SPRINGS
XVII. TONO, T H E F ARTHEST WEST DEVELOPMENT
W ill. RELIA CE, AS STURDY AS ITS NAME
XIX. WINTON, THAT WILL LIVE ON FOR YEARS
XX. HETHODS OF W Nl NG
XXL OF.FIClAL , PAST AND PRESENT
XX ll. FOR DIST! GUJSHED SERVICE
xxm. T HE CRUSADI NG MAYOR
XXIV. THF: i\lEASURE OF HUMOR
XXV. CHURCH SPlRES OVER ROCK SPRINGS AND HANNA
XXVJ. SA FETY IN THE llllNES
XXVII. IN CONCLUSION

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APPENDICES
;\h :~111ws O J.I) T1M Ens' A ssoc1ATtON
P1n:s111f: N·1s

Ow T D1 Ens' A ssoc1ATI0N

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A N 1-.t' AI. REU NIONS 01.0 T l.\1En$' A ssocl,\TION, 1925 TO 1939, INCLUSIVE,
WITH S PEAKEHS

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LAYI NG or- C o nNEHSTONE or- T11E UNION PACIFIC CoAL CoM1•,rnY's OLO
TrnEns' BUILDING

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P nESlllENTS OF Tl-I E u~noN PACIFrC RAILWAY CO)ll'ANY ANO UNIOJI.
PACIFIC RAILROAD CO~ll'ANY

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PnESlllENTS OF THE U NION PACIFIC C OAL COMPANY, S u rE111011 CoAL
C O~ll•ANY, ANO WASIIINCTON UNION COAL Co~IPANY

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BASI C WAGE RATES ANO HOURS Or SERVICE, JANUARY 1, 1890, TO MARCH
31, 1941, I NC!.UStVE, FnoM PAY ROLLS AND WAcE SeALES
Hou Rs WORKED, AND AvEnAcE NET EAnN1Ncs PER DAY Fon TEN YEARS,
]930 TO 1939, INCI.USI VE

xlii i

ToNs COAL Mn,Eo BY YEARS ALL CoAL PnooucJNc DISTRI CTS 1868 TO
1939, INCLUSIVE, WITH TOTALS

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CHAPTER I.

The Background of the Union Pacific Railroad
Tells of tl,c gallant explorer and engineer, Captain John C. Fremont,

first to r('cogni:e the value of Wyoming's coal deposit, who was followed by
General William Henry Ashley, the first trader, with Captain Howarcl
Stansbury, engineer and scientist. not far behind. Of Jim Bridger whn
acted as guide for Fremont and later for Stansbury, who in turn first recorded the finding of coal at Rock Springs in 1852. Tells how Chief
IT'ashakir befriended the whites and summarily disposed of an insurgent
mother-in-fow.

HE :;tor)' of The Pnion Pacific Con1 Compnny r ightly begins in southT
er n ,v_vnmiug. T here it was at "Old" Carbon, now a "ghost mining
town'' located south of the Village of Hnnnn, the first mine of consequence
,ms opened in 'Wyoming. , vith the discovery of highel· grade coal at Hannn,
lhe ma in line of the railroad was relocated, and the old camp that saw its
full meed of thl.' glamorous pioneer period gave wny in 1902 to the new
location, tnking its population and cer tain of its buildings (including the
Hanna store building, dismantled in October, 1939) with it, this after
producing for the use of the rnilrond and the settlers and industries that
sprang up nlong the line, a t otal of 4,680,346 tons of coal. W e will have
occnsion to say more of Hanna in a subsequent chapter. For the moment
we will enter into an even more remote past.
The first men to see and 1·ecognize the rich coal reserves of southeru
W y oming were the fur traders, keen-eyed, sinewy men who stalked the
W;•oming hills in muskrat caps, rifle under arm, hot on the trail of a fortune in skins. Kit Carson strode that way in all his raw-boned strength.
Young Fremont!l,l came too, in the early days, before he was called "The
Pathfinder," n stern and resolute lad, newly mnrried into the family of the
influential Senator TJ10mas H. Benton of Missouri, and nlrendy cognizant
of t he political career that stretched ahead of him. There ,vas General
Ashley, gruff, staunch of heart, but with a childlike trust of all Indians
that was to cost those men who followed rum dearly. And there was Captain Stansbury, more methodical than any of the others. They are shadows
now, men who have pnssed into legend, these gods of the pioneer days. They
were -real enough then, and they left a far reaching influence on t he Nation
and its industries. Trai1blnze1·s that they were, their exploration work and
scouting made the construction of the railroad more readily possible, and
the railroad made the coal mines necessary.
• Fremont•s name was pronounced Fra-monl.

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

mine the best rout es for overland communication nnd the best sites for
forts to protect Amcrictln trnppers a nd immigrnnts. To this end, the United States D epartment of War sponsored three of Fremont's exJ&gt;editions,
und F1·emont himself t wo o thers. The thirty-year old captain was a splendid m11n for this work. Born in Savannah, Geoi:giu, and educated as a m1ithematici1111 iu Virg inia, Fremont was resourceful und competent., with nJI of
the qualities for leadership that General Ashley had lacked. At the age of
twenty he was commissioned u second lieutenant in the U nited States
AnnJ; topographical engineer s. Eig ht years later he mu1-riC'd J cssic Benton, a daughter of l:nitcd Sta tes Sc.nator Thomus H. Benton, of Missouri,
u.nd his influentinl fu t.her -in-law helped him obtain the comrnund in 184,;J of
his first ~ui·vcying expedition. A second piece of luck ca.me t o the young
fronti&lt;'rsman when he secured the fnmous Kit Carson for his expedit ion' s
guide.
Fremont k&lt;'pt a journ1d throughout his travels nod c.\ :plorations, and
in its pages, in the ent r_v made for August 19, 1843, we find tJ1e first r ecord
of the discovery of the Cumberland-Kemmer er con.I field:
" Coal made its appearance occasionall3• in the hills during t lw
afternoon nnd wns displayed in rabbit burrows in n kind of gap,
through which we passed over some hills t'ln&lt;l descended to mnke our
encampment on the same !;tream."
The stream t o which he r efers is Little Muddy Crcl'k and tl11~ " kind of
gap" is Cumberland Gap. H C' lingered on the site, measuring t he uppt' rmost coal scam of the lower, or Spring , ·nllcy series, noti11g the n'nglc nncl
direction of dip. To the army-bred Georg ian a nd hi~ party of trappc-1·s
and scouts, however, the discovery of a con! ficlcl in i:nnccessiblc " ryoming
could not ha·ve seemed very important. Appat·ently he attached mo re signineance to the subsequent breaking of his barometer than to the discovery
of coal r esel'\'es, for he devotes far more spnt·e and enthusiasm to the• btlrometer story in his _journnl. The nccidcnt occurred while they were crosi,ing a stream. Fremont wrote:
"The current was very swift a nd the wtiter cold nnd of n crystal purity. In crossing this strNtm, I met with a grent misfortune
in 11aving my barometer broken. It was the only one. A great pnrt
of the interest of the joumey fo1· me was in the exploration of these
mount.aim;, of whieh so mud1 had been said that was doubtful 1md
contradicto1·y: the ouly means of giYing them authentically to S&lt;"icncc, the object or my anxious solicitude by night and day, was
destroyed. " 'e h11&lt;l brought this barometer in safety o. thousand
miles, and brokt- it a.lmost among the snows of the mountains. The
loss was fc]t hy tl1e whole camp. All hud seen my anxiety, und aided
me in presen-ing it. The height of these mountains, considered by
the lmntt•rs ttnd traders the highest in the whole range, hnd been a
the1m· of constant discussion among them; and all had looked forward wjt]i pleasure to the moment when the instrument which they

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believed to be true a s the sun, should stand upon the summits and
decide their disputes. Their grief was only inferior to mine .... . .
"As soon as the camp was formed, I set about endeavoring to
repair my barometer. As I have already said, this was a standard
cist em barometer, of Trought on's construction. The glass cistern
had bec11 broken a bout midway; but, as the instrument had
been kept in a proper position, no air had found its way into·
t h&lt;! tub&lt;;, tl1e t'nd of which had always remained covered. I had with
me 11 number of vials of tolerably thick glass, some of which were
of the same diameter as the cist ern, and I spent the day in slowly
wo1·king on these, endeavoring t o cut them to the requisite length;
but, a s my instrnmcnt was n very rough file, I invariably broke
them. A g ro~wc was cut in one of t he trees, where the barometer was
placed du ring t he night, to be out of the way of any possible dangc..r ; and in t h~ morning I commenced again. Among the powder
h01·ns in thc- camp I found one which was very transparent, so that
its conb:n l coulcl be a lmost as plainly seen as through glass. This
I boiled nnd s tr etched on u piece of wood to t he requisite diameter
nnd scrap ed jt ver y thin, in order to increase to the utmost its
trnn ·pu renc_y. I then secured it firmly in its place on the instrument with strong glue made from a buffalo, and filled it with mercury properly heated. A piece of skin, w]1ich had covered one of the
vials, furnished a good pocket, which was well secured with strong
thread a nd glue; and then the brass cover was screwed to its place.
The instrument was left some time to dry; and, when I reversed it
a few hours after I had the satisfaction to find it in perfect order,
its indications being about the same us on the other side of the lake
before it had been broken."
• l •'rer11ont was a great engineer, his mind was cast along scientific
lines. In after years hls fitness for political life was questioned. Of him it
was nptly said: "Fl'om t.he asl1es of his camp fires have sprung cities."
Finishing touches on the pathfinding of Fremont and Ashley were
added by Captain Howard Stansbury of the United States Topogrnphical
Engineers, a third pioneer explorer. Stansbury made two discoveries of
interest and aid to the Union Pacific Railroad and its handling of the
problem of fuel. First, Stansbury charted a shorter route across the
southern end of the state, and, second, he recorded the Rock Springs coal
deposits, the most valuable in the state. St ansbury owed much of the credit
for these accomplishments to Jim Bridger, who invaded the mountains as
a youth of eigMeen with Ashley, and who been.me probably the greatest
"mountain man" of them all. He hq.d built lfort Bridger by the time Fremont came along, and gave the young "Pathfinder" much valuable assistance. Bridger's real service, however, remained to be given to Stansbury.
Fremont had the veteran Kit Carson to lend him, but Stansbury's party
contained no such expert guide. Bridger became Stansbury's Kit Cal'Son.
'W here Fremont l1ad covered a great deal of territory, Stansbury, led by
Bridger, covered less ground but did it more thoroughly.

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HtsTORY OF UNION PAc1nc CoAL M1r-;i::s

In 1849 the Govemment detailed Stansbury, with n small force, to
sUl'vey the Great Salt Lake Basin. Prnbably the instr~1ctions to survey
the basin were only a diplomatic blind for thl' real purpose of determining
whether the l nitcd States should takl' over the governmental affai r,; of
the new and rapidly cxpttnding Morlllon settlement on tl1c edge of the
basin. ,vhatever the purpose, Capta,in Stansbury and his assistant, Lieutenant J. V\T. Gum1ison, did a good job of surveying the territory, ::m d
began their retum trip in August. of 1852. As was customary with all
travelers along this route, Stansbury und his troops stopped at Fo1·t
Bridger to rest and repair their equipment. Captain Stansbury did Hot
1·elish the iuea of taking the long detour up north to c rnss the 1110un l a ins
at South Pass aud asked Jim Bridger to lead them cast by a shorfrr ruu le.
Thus began the association of the two frontiersmen , the surveyor and Liu •
guide, that w~s to leud to so many sign ificant ndditions to the knowlcdg,·
of Wyoming.
Bridger led Stansbury and l1is men up Green RiYer to Ditter Cr~·ck.
then up this creek through what is now Rock Sprinas n.nd on throug h the
present Thayer Junction, Poiut of Rocks, and H.awlit1s, and south oi .\lc(licine Bow- almost cxactl3• the route the Union Pacific Railroad was t o
follow. It was on September 4, 1852, that the party manclcd at the O'J'c&gt;11 t
outcroppings of coal that were to bring Rock Sp1·ings into being. Sta m,~ury's note.s describe a good q.uality coal in beds ten feet thick protruding
from the hllls 011 the south side of the creek. This wns on the site where
Blairtown, the uncestor of Rock Springs, was later to be ]ocutcJ. 'l'he notes
St~nsbury _made wei-c so complete tlta t c,·en today they cnn serve n:; a
gmde, despite the fact that a city has been built on the Jund.
The men followed Bitter Creek throuwh what is now known us ''\Vest
Flat" or Hillside Addition, and then conti~ued around the bluff to an outcropping of coal where N?mber FiYe ::\~inc later was opened, passing 011
t~ another bed of coal which probabl~· 1s the one now known as Numbel'
Six Seam, and thence further to the outcrops of Number Three and Number Four Seams. The)• passed by Number Nine Seam on thcil' way out.
Undoubtedly it would be wrong to say that Captain Stansbul'V discovered the Rock Springs coal field. His own notes describe the neurbj Salt
·wells .~nd tell of his_ meeting a lar~c 11umbe1· of trappers iu this popular
gathe~mg_place. ~t 1_s almos:t ce.rta111 that the trappers knew of the coal
deposits, ,Just us it 1s certain that tJ1e mountain men knew of the trails
followed by Ashley and _Fremont. Captain Stansbury's great contribution,
as had been the case with the two men before him, was that he recorded
wl1at he Saw and made the information available to the Government.
H would l~ot be fair to end this brief account of men who opened the
way for the rntlrnad, and thus helped prepare fo1· the development of the
co11l resources of Soutl1ern
1Vyomino.
o• without• mcnt1•001·ng a red man w J10
d,esc1·ves as much credit
as the whites. This man was Chief ,i\rashakie, of the
Eastern
Shosho11es. ·when the Blackfeet• ' A 1·i·1K•arns
nnd s·lOUX d rove tl1e
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w 1te men out of the northern country and its economical water J1ighway,

THE BACKCROUNO OF TH E UNION PACIFIC RAILROAI)

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Chief ,vashakie it was who welcomed the traders into tJ1,. ~outl n· f · d
'bl f'
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1s nen d ·t
ship ma c 1 poss, c or the U_nion Pacific Railroad to safely lan its
route by way of ~outhcrn ,vyom111g, cutting through the richest c~al beds
in the state. Lar_gely ducto ashakie, the Overland Trail became the highway to t.~1e .Pacific. ,~, ashak1c was a friend of thl.' whites, not because he
was nfrn1d of them, but because his shrewd common sense told him that
l&gt;pposition was futile. "I'll never prosper by fightina men who can make
thnt," said Washakie when he suw the trade;·s' guns. b

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The lute Dr. Grncc R11ymond Hebnrd, beloved University of Wyoming
Histori1u1, who made crn exhaustive study of his life, wrote of Chief
'\Vt\Sltakie :
"'Vashakie (the rnunc is accented on the first syllable) was,
howcvl•t·. primnril.Y t\ wanior. A newcomer among the· Eostern
Shoshuues, only part Shoshone in blood, and an orphan boy~ with
110 fainily l'01111cctions to aid him, he rose to command by his prowes, and skill in battle. Out of scattered groups, in time of general
1rn:~r chy in the Shoshone nation, he created his own band, and he
sa w it g row to an t' Jt'cctivc fighting force. His warfare was mainly
&lt;h:fcnsin i. Though generally at peace, and sometimes in alliance
,, ith the Fin thc11ds and Nei Pcrees, his people in the early days
were \\'ell-nigh sm·J·oundcd by more aggressive, more numerous and
better cq_u ipped tribes- the Crows, the. Utes, the Sioux, the Cheyennes, tire Arapahoes, 1111d the four tribes of the Blackfoot confederacy - and the strate"')' of the Shoshone chiefs was devoted more
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to the main-tuining of what they deemed their own than o attempting to despoil others. He was not always a vict.or, and yet he seems
l'Urel-y to have been defeated. If he could not wm by onset or stratage11;, lie knew how, by stubborn r~sistance, to wear down the v_alo,1;
of his encrnie:; nnd force them to w1thdrnw from profitless combat.
Atttlining cbicftuinship, he remained an iron-handed ruler. David G.
'l"homas 1 in "Overland and Underground," writes of him as follows:
"The chief was but a savage child
Of nature, and as yet untamed
In whitemcn's eyes, and undefiled
By his environments, but famed
For traits the passing whitemtin lacked;
For honesty-all that it meantFor wisdom and for tender tact
In tribal joys and disconten~; .
Loving the truth; and from !11s lips
No substitute for it e'er came;
The lying tongue that halts and slips
'"-TJ;enever vi1·tue breathes her name
He hated, and themo.n_of l!es
"
Could find no favor m his eyes.

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HtsTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL M1NES

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it paJs tribute to the white trail-bln7.ers of the 1840 s an 1 5 s.

CHAPTER II.

The Railroad and Its Early FuelSupply
Tells why the Union Pacific Railroad was built. How rails from Pennsylvania and New York came by railroad, and by the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers to St. Louis and thence by the Missouri river to St. Joseph, Missouri,
where, together with locomotives and cars, they were trans/erred to smaller
boats Jor transport ·u p tbe river to Omaha. How wood was first used for
locomotive fuel which later gave W(IIJ to Iowa mined coal, which in turn
•y ielded place to coal mined at Carbon and Rock Springs, Wyoming. Here
i., shown the production of all coal mined by districts from 1868 to 1939,
i!Ldu ., i11&lt;•, s,,·venty-two years.

-J HE Icoal
p roperties now owned and operated by The Fnjon Pacific
Company u1·c a continuation of the original coal mining i\ctivitic,;
Cu11

of the pr,•deccs~or ruilwny c01·porations now known ns Union Pnci6c -R ailrond Company. A history of The Union Pacific Coal Company wou1d be incomplete without at least a brief reference to the great railroad whose coming into existence mnde the production of coal in V\Tyoming in large quantities possible, in foct without t he Union Pacific Railroad there would be no
.~nch stntc ns Wyomi11g, with its coal mines, its vast flocks of ~heep, its
tlu·iYing cities an.d its qoJTlcd capitol building sitting complacently in the
he1t rl o r "hnt was in the sixties the richest buffalo range in the west. Gone
a1·c tlu.'! buffaloes and the primitive redmen, whose grandsons have settled
down as wards of a pnternnl government, to leave their reservations from
time to time to serve ns scenery for a western movie or a rodeo. Today the
people who live in Wyoming have lost much of·t~~ir,,early inte_1~est in aii·plnnes und the sinuous yellow diesel strcamliners, that streak across the
~tatc Id speccls thut were not even dreamed of seventy years ago. ,~re will attempt in this chapter to set forth the 'national situation that made a great
transcontinental railroad necessary to the preservation of the Union in the
sixties, a condition which yet exists, e\'en more definitely than it did fo Civil
War duys. As no great railroad could be operated without fuel, the background of that situation will also be presented.
On July 1, 1862, "an act to aid in the construction of a railroad anrl
telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean ancl to secure
to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," wt.is enacted by the Congress of the United States. On July 2, 1864&lt;,
the act of July 1, 1862, was amended, the law as amended authorizingq

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10

Tm; B u 1LDING OF TRE RA ILROAD AND ITs EARLY FUEL StrPPLY

(a)
(b)

The incorporation of the_union Pacific ~uilro~d C011~p1111y .
The construction of 11 railroad and ~cleg~uph lme westward
from tl{e l\i!issouTi River to 11 connect10n w1_th the Centrnl Pacific Railroad Company of Califomia, wluch WtlS also au~horized under the Act of Congress of July 1, 1862, to bmld
eastwardly from "at or near San Francisco, or the navigable
water~ of the Sacramento River."
The :initial point of construction near the City of Omaha wns dctc1·mined by President Abraham Lincoln in the full of 186:3, o.nd on Odober
29, 1863, tl1e work of completing the co1·porntion 1rns effected and thirty
stockholding and three Government directors elected, thercafte1· the work
of location commenced and the line was s{1rveye&lt;l to Fremont, Nl bruska,
4&lt;6.5 miles from Omaha, this survey completed in Decem9e1·, 1863 . J3_y nd
of Congress, July 2, 1864&lt;, amendatory of the Act of 1862, the s t uc kholding directors were reduced from thirty to fifteen and the G u, crn1m:nt
directors were increased from three to five.
In August, 1864, the first contrnct for 100 miles of road was ma de
o.nd the work commenced. Difficulties relative to locntion, however, tnost',
with the result that the first forty miles of t rack were not laid until J anu
ary, 1866. RniJs irnd fastenings fo1· track construction were purchased in
Danville, Scranton and Johnstown, J&gt;ennsvlvauia, and Troy, New Yo rk, a
portion of thjs matexial shipped to Bost~n by rail, thcnc~ by ocean and
river to St. Joseph, Missouri, via New Orleans. ,Another portion wi:ts moved
by rail to St. Louis, and yet another portio11 moved by rail and the Lakes
to Chicago, thence by rail to St. Louis and bv the l\lissonri Riv&lt;&gt;r to St.
Joseph, Missouri, where the track and other c~nstruction material, including locomotives and cars, wns transfcned to smaller boats for movement
to Omaha.
For locomoti,..e fuel, cottonwood cordwood cut from the bunks of tlw
l\'lissouri River and tributaries was first bought at Omaha for from eight
to twelve dollars per cord, and after construction was well under wu ,. additional wood was bought delivered on line of 1·oad for a distance of 7.5
miles west of Omaha at prices ranging from five to ten dollars per cord.
No further supply of wood for locomotive fuel was made available until
the Platte River was reached, ab~ut 225 miles fron1 Omaha, where a supply
" ' US ~ought f. o. b. trucks for e1gl1t dollars per cord. Inferior cordwood
consti~uted the available locomotive fuel supply UI]til mil connections were
estabhshed between the Iowa coal fields and Council Bluffs on the east bunk
of the :Missouri River, after which that coal succeeded cordwood the Iowa
coal ul~imatcly yielding in 1869 to coal produced in the mines de;c.loped by
the Railroad Company at Carbon and Rock Springs, ,~.ryoming.
The acts of Congress befon• referred to establish tl1e fact that the•
construction of t~le_ "Pacific Railways" was the joint work of the stockholders and the :C mted. States Government. Financial aid, in the form of
l~nd grants and bonds issued by the United States Government, was provided, and the location of the lines, character of construction and opera-

11

t ion, were subject to the approval of Commissioners appointed by the
President of the United Stutes. The subsidies referred to above were
"granted to the said Company, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of said railroad and telegrnph line, and to secure the safe and speedy
transportation of the mails, troops, munitions of war, and public stm·;s
thereon." To operate n trans-continental railway fuel was an absolute requirement in 1804, and every mile of the proposed location was assiduously

1

'i

Driving Buffalo from tracks wilh hot water

searched for coal by geologists and engineers. In a report dated Septcmucr
20, 1868, in which the completion of 820 miles of railway west of Omalm
wns set forth, we find the following reference to the development of tlw fh-st
workable coal found on t he line extending west from Oma!m:
"A discovery of almost incalculable value to the Compn~y, and
to the entire country along the line of the road, has been thnt of
enormous beds of ,,cry excellent coal in the Laramie J&gt;lains und the
mountains at the west. This coal fie.Id is now being developed, and it
is found to be the finest yet opened west of the :Missouri Rivel'. At
Carbon Stntion, nbout 050 miles west from Om11}111,, a vein sixteen
feet in thickness is being worked, and nbout one hundred tons of
excellent coal taken out per day. This cou.l is semi-bituminous, and
is found to be better adapted to use upon locomotive;, than that

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HISTORY OP UNION P ACIFIC COAL MINES

THE Bu1LD1NG or, THE R AILROAD AND lTs EAnLY FuEr. SuPrLY

13

which had previously been obtained from northern Iowu for that
purpose. The fuel question has been one which it was feared would
be hard to meet in the far west, where timber was co'lnparatively
scnrcc, but t he opening of this coal field, together with the working
of other beds near Cheyenne, and the discovery of yet other extensivc deposits in '", cber Valley, west of the '\Vahs11tch mountains,
h n.,·c solved the problem in 11 manner as satisfactory as it is valuaLlc."
In a 1·cpo rt dated J anuar3' 22, 186-1,, made to the President and Directors of the Ruill'Ond Company, Professor James T. Hodge, Geologist,
referred to the discovery of coul on "Coal Creek" and on "South Boulder
Creek" ubout 22 miles nol'th of Denver, Colorado, in what is now refencd
to H" the N ort hern Colorado lignite field. This field was developed at Eric,
~orth1·rip a nd L ouisville, Colorado, by the Railroad Company in 1882, to
meet the requi rements of the commercial trade. Due to difficult mining cond itions n11d the soft charncte1· of coal mined, the field was nbnndoned by
tl1c H11ih·n,1rl Company in 1885.
It must be bome. in mind tho.t the Railroad Compnny was charged
with the dnal responsibility of not only securing a supply of Tnilway fuel
of usc,lble quality and volume a s cheaply as possible, but in addition there1o, il " a~ oblig n.tcd to p1·0,·iclc u supply of fuel at reasonable cost fo1· the
..;cttlcr,. I nwn and villages located on and adjncent t.o its rails. Nebraska
11ncl K an~ns were then almost treeless plains, the only fuel available being

President Abrah.am Linco
• l n and_Gencral Grenville /11. Dodge at Council Blu.(Js,
in August 1859
•

The first wood-burning locomotive

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14,

HISTORY OF UNION PACIFI C COAL MINES

the limited supply of soft wood gro~ving on_ the banks of the small streams.
That portion of ·wyoming over winch u. ru.1lrou~ could b e constructed was
even moJ·c trce1ess, and careful search by geologists emplo:ycd by the Railroad Company nnd working with i_ts Chief ~ngiueer failed to develop a
coa) field until the Carbon, Wyon11ng, deposit was located. In the same
yen.r, 1868, the R ock Springs field was prospected and development in a
small way was begun at that point.

A leniporary terminal in the desert

Throughout the construction period, from Odobcr, 18ti3, until the
eastern and western lines were joined ut Prnmontor~· Point, l'tah, on i\Ia_y
10, 1869, and for rna.ny years thereafter, 11. force of geologists, mining engineers 1rnd prospectors was maintained by the Railroad in the work of
searching for useublc coal. Certain of the fields dcvdopcd were us':'d exclusively for the commercial coul requirements of a growing population. It
is interesting to note that the records of the Pnited Stall's Geological SurVCJ report the first product-ion of coal in the R ocky )fountain region from
mines in Colorado, 500 tons in 1864; " 7yomiug 800 tons in 1865; ·c tnh
5,800 tons in 1870; and 1\Ioutnna 224 to.ns in 1880. It is a fnir assumption
that the smull initial tonnages reported above were mined by the United
States Al'lny for ganison use. It is further interesting to note that the
Survey\, report of coal produced in , ¥:,oming in 1868, totalling 6,925
tons, represent.:-: that mined by the Ruilrond Company ut Carbon and Rock
Springs. T ht• widespread extent of the Rnilroad Company's ex:plorntion
nnd coal devdopment work, the location of the several fields, the date of
opening a11d &lt;'losure, with tonnage mined to January 1, 1940, is set forth
below:

TH E Bu1LDl!'iG OF ·rnE RAILrtOAD AND lTs EARLY FuEL SurPLY

Name of Field
Carbon, Wyo.
Rock Springs, ·w yo.
Almy, ' "ryo .
Grass Creek, U tah
No rthrop, Colo.
Eric, Colo.
T,oni~vilk, Colo.
Twin Creeks, ''' yo.
Ilald,1'in, Colo.
Como, Colo.
Pleni-ant Valley, Ftah
D 111111 , '\,~' 0 ,
Hnnu n. "\Vvo.
SprirlO' Yuilev, ,vvo.
C'11mh;rl11 nd. ·wyo~
S111wrior, TT7 _yo.
R.clinncc, '\Vyo.
Winton, ,;vyo.

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Date Opened Date Closed Total T ons Mined
1902
4,680,846
1868
Sti11 Operating
50,398,681
1868
1900
2,750,834
18(i9
1887
271,960
1881
1884
29,082
1882
1885
59,233
1882
1885
249,464
1882
1885
115,897
1882
1892
261,373
1883
1894
511,357
l 883
1911
1,578.778
1~8~
1891
62~92
1889
Still Operating
22,083,835
1890
1905
492,974
1000
1930
1
4,130,226
1 !)01
Still Operuting
23,575,704
l f/Q(j
10,801,103
"
1911
"
"
7,491,774
1921
"

Thirteen dis trids \\'hich produocd a total of 25,194,316 tons, have
hcen t·mu pldely nbundoncd, rn1d arc now classed as "~host" mining tow_ns.
Cm 11111encino· with 6 1925 l.ons in 1868, the production r enchcd the lngh
point in 1910 wi~h 3 ,709,2,1.7 t.ons, going down t~ 2,045,270 tons in 1932.
From 1868 to 1939, inclusive, the mine production totiillcd 139,54f&gt;,413
tons, representing on the basis of single seam extra~ion, a worked out
area of approximn,tely U),935 acres or 31.15 square nnles.

n is interesting- t o no! c the rlifficultics that attached during th~ rail
construction period t o sr.c111·i•1g ,, st1pl)ly of coal from the n~n.rcst ava11n.b1c
source, western Iowa, for use on t he west bank of .the :Missouri River and
hevond. '\Vhcn conl from the Iowa mines was first made available&gt; by rail
rlciin:rv on the cast bank of the Missouri River at Council Bluffs, ·Iowa,
the co~t of fcrriagc across the Missouri River was $2.50 per ton, n.nd it
was not until i\Inrch 22, 1872, that n. rail bridge was made available for
rinir cro~sing, eliminating fcrringc. The consumption of fuel in 1875 by
the motive -power of the railroad was 148,877 tons of coal, costing $4.75
per ton, and 7,137 cords of wood, costing $6.50 per cord.
With the opening of the R ailroad Company's mines at Almy, '"7yotning, jn 1869, and after the complctio11 of the connection with the· Centra1
Pacific line, fuel coal was supplied to that compan31 which previously imported its requi rements from mines in British Co1nmbin and Austl·n.lia.
During_the !car 1875, the Railroad Company produced 208,222 ton,s of
coal nt its mmcs, imggcsting that approximately 59,335 tons were rn;ed £or
local use nnd f~r sale commercially. Such was the small beginning of the
work of supplymg fuel to the settlers, communities and the two rnilronds
in the early days.

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC CoAL M1NES

In 1939 the Union Pacific Railroad and its two wl10J1,Y own~d sub.cl.
• not only u:;•ccl 3 ,133' 927 tons, or 96.l
of
Union Pas1 mnes
• per· cent,
·
I Ihc
R ·1
cific Coal Comp~ny's total productio~1, but 111 add1bon, t IC ~~ ro~d purchased from mines located in "lVyommg, Utah, ~ansns a_nd_'"' a ;;lnngton,
, . .• t ly 6''1 000 tons of fuel coal. Fuel oil and d1st1llate Rrc also
app1ox1ma C. -r '
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purchased bv the Jlaihoad Company fo1· use o~ its mes, uc 01 etwcen
Ogden, lTtah, and Los Angeles~ and from_ Hunb~gton, Or7gon, to Seattle,
,vashington, und distillate on ,ts strcnmhnc trnms operating from Omaha
to Demer, Omaha to Los Angeles, Omuh~ to Ogden, enroutc t~ ~::rn Francisco, and from Omaha to Portland) , equivalent to from one m1ll1011 t11 one
million and u qui1rter tons of coal annually.
Tl1c totnl p1·oduction of eoaJ in the State of ,vyomi ng fo l' tl w year
1939, as shown bv adnrnce reports of the State Inspector of Co!ll .\I incs,
was 5,411,018 to~!i. A portion of this production was sub-bituminous coal
mined in tlu.• northern part of the state remote from Union P :u:ifi c mils.
0£ the total stat.c production fo r 1939, The Union Pacific Co11.l Co111puny
produced :3,2CH,003 tons or npproximntcl,y 60.3 per t·ent, which if placed
in one train would extend from Laramie, '\¥yoming, to Omaha, ~cbrnskn,
a distance of 5&lt;i3 miles.

CHAP'l'ER Ill.

The Building of the Iron Way
T('/ls how Uncle Sam once spent eight millions of dollars a year .to
tmn sport troops. nwnitions crnd su,pplics across the plains by wagon trauJ
ewspape~ _men an
10 pro/eel the west. Th en came the iron way, the n_
. r ,ll • of C,,nerul Dorl,,c who won his spurs in the Civil War as
scIl {e r:;. e •'
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f J "I LU l "
a fighter and a bw:Lder and put the road through. The story o t w ie 10 es,
with their gambfors and tlings._ f~ ow six, seven, seven and _one-half, and at
fa st ten miles of track in•re Lau! 1n one day, by the red shirted !wroes who
mail&lt;! np 11," constructio11 f,,rn s. ttntil 0 11 May 10, 1869, the pilots of two
locomotives. one from //11 ,·11,1. the other from the west, came together at
Promontory P&lt;&gt;inl. Utah.

ch11i11 of cir cumst nnces pi-ecipitated the building of the
F rrion Pa&lt;'ific Railroad nnd the subsequent development of the coal
A S'l'RANGE
in Southern lVyoming. It. began many miles away, in Cali_fornia,

11\i M~

,rith 1111• discovery on J nn11u r·y HI. 184,8, of a gold nugget half the size of a
pen. L1 the race of .John , ull ti'., mi ll . "Wit hin the year, almost one hundred
l ho11 sand gold scckci·s hitd i11\'11d&lt;'d California from the East, and the Pacific oust settlement wns rapidly creating a life and go·\'ernment of its
mm, isolat ed by almost lialf a continent in breadth, of unpeopled forest,
desert and plains. It became 1.t.ppnrent that unless the western territories
were in·evocnbly tied t o the eastern states, and that without delay, such a
,.;c-l1i~111 might occn1· between the East 11,nd the , ;V est as was even then brewi11g tlw Ci,-il "\Va r betwcr•n tlw K,n-th a nd the South. Gr anting the need for
a unify ing fo rce, whcr(' t·uuld :,rn.:h a force be found? There was only one
answer. only one bond stro11g 1•nnuglt to lace a nation together, overcoming an intencning wilderness r o tmitc t wo coasts. A bond, spiked-like but
i1trong - t\\'() steel rails.
•
To plan a tra11scontinental railroad was one thing; to build it was
another. Public sentiment hooted at the idea of the p r oject, when it was
fin,t bronched in the first hnlf of the nineteenth century. As late as 1856,
after Gencrnl Fremont, lris surveys completed, had tlll'own himself into
politics and had become the presidential nominee of the National R epublica~ Party, the clnu~e in his party's platform calling for the building of a
ra1lr?~d to th~ !'ac1fic was regarded as a cheap ele.ctioneering stunt. T he
pubhc s skepticism was not at all shaken by the fa.ct that the Government
itself had sponsored several surveys of transcontinental routes, and that
the redoubtable United States Senator, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois,
had the year befo1·e introduced a bill proposing separate routes on three
of the surveys.
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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

By 1860, with more than I.\ half million persons in the far western
states, it was costing the Government ~omc eight millio_n dc~ll_nrs a year
to transport troops over tl1c grent terntory to protect its c1hzens in the
fnr west. The only means of communicntion between the western tenitories and the east ern stntl's was by pony express or co\'crcd wagon train
on land, and n route around Cupe Horn (with nn arduous transfci·
ncross the Isthmus of Panama) by sen. The outbre11k of the Civil \Vnr
mnde it olwious that this was too t&lt;&gt;num1:; and undep endable a connecting
line; the country could not risk a second secc:;sion. If private capitrJ would
not. or could not build a ruilrond, eithe r alone or with Governnll'nt help,
th,m the G,wernmcnt would l11wc to undcrt-ake the tnsk.

A group of C11liforninns were one st ep ahead of the res t of the countnin getting into action. with the o rganization early in 1861 of t he C'cntr1{J
Pacific Rnilron.d Comp,iny, the nppointmcn~ of T. D. Jurlali a ,, its chief
&lt;'nginecr, am! tlw bcgin11ing of a thorough survey of the Sier r ,1 ;\fr unbtins.
Then Congrcl&gt;S pm,secl the bill referred to in Chnptcr One. neating thl'
r11ion Pacific Rnilrond Company, and President Li ncoln p !.\ccd himself
behind the ln\1·. A new empire wns again under way.
For t-lie next th rec• •Year s the rnilrond could r eceive onh·
I he l:11 e,
er ends
.
of a militarist ic-minded Government's intcrc:-t. and little was an·omplish&lt;'d.
A board of directors was orgnnizcd, h0\n•1·cr, with \Yilliam ll. Ogcl&lt;'n ns
the firs t prcsid&lt;:nt. elected in S&lt;•ptcmbcr of 1862. H e wa:- succeeded n year
Inter by Gc•ncrnl ,John A. Dix, Dr. 'l'homns C. Durant bci11g l'lcctcd \'ice
president. l'ndc1· authority of the Rnih·ond A ct, Prc,.;ident Lincoln designntcd Omaha, :Xebrnskn, as the ea st ern terminus of the- line. nncl the s tngc
was set for action. The first great necessity now, nnrl the one on which the
ultimate success of the road depended, was thl' speed and vigor with which
the project could be put under way. To this effect. the ")frw Yo1·k Evming Post" wrote:

THE BUILDING O r' THE IRON WAY

before the war. The cos t of some of the_ pine timber used ,~as
11o9.7r.:.
00 thousand feet. The tics for the first three hundred miles
•l'"' 0 •
a each. 'rhc cno·inc used now Ill
• t I1c macI1mc
• sh ops was
cos t •$2•00 •
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Tl
1ere were no
IUlll1Cd b "' Jllllles one hundred und scvcnty-nve m1 c:,;.
·t·1cs ; 1a b o r cos t
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cl
to
be
sent
from
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stern
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from 50 to 150 per cent more thnn in the cast. M1ssour1 coa cost
nt the le\'eC $11.00 per ton. Wood cost from $3.00 to $14.00 f.L_cord,
nccording to the locality. Such was the lnck of confidenc_c m th_e
enterprise thllt ut firs t the C~mpany could ~;t no responsible per sons to hLke contra cts for bmldmg the road.
Speed, speed, and mo1·e sp~cd, was th~ keyword. r.rhe ro.ilr?ad 1,11u~t
t hrow ull of its arnilubk fu nds rnto lmstemng the track to a pomt " hci c
the fcusibilih· of the ent ire p rojcC'I ('(Jllld 1iot be questioned, and wl~ere the
public wnnltl bt· fo rc-ccl t o put a-,id,• itl&gt; ;,kc pt icism and lend finan cial support. T Iil "El'&lt;•ning T'o:-.1'' furtl1l•r \\TO Ii' :
•·'J'l,l· men \I ho uudcrtoc,k the task were cqu o.l to it; they saw
that rnpitl \1·o rk \I ll» the fir:;t essential. 'I'herc wa s no stone for
hundreds of miles ; there wa:; no wood for tics except cott onwood,
,w thL·V made their n iln•rti,; ol' wood, lll1&lt;1 trcnted the cottonwood
Iii-, I,.'· Burm•t i:,,;ing. 11mk ing tlw111 . i~ is cln inicd , as clur o.blc a s other
,, uod ,,,JI .,o t retttl'd. 11ml tl111' po1,i11 d un their road. \¥hen the rail-

"Until it wns evident that they h n.cl got too far in the desert
to come back, there was no certainty t hat there wns a bonn fide intent to build the road to the Pacific. Till this wns scttll'd, no assis tance could be hncl from the publit·. Go,·ernment u1ight a uthorize
t.hem to issue bonds, but until the public would buy them there was
no as:;istnncc."
The great obstacle was the difficulty of the trnnsportntion of mn.terinls and the fact that everything ncccssnry to the building of a railroad
had to be hrought from the cast. There was no rnilroad for nearly two
hundred miles cast from the l\lissouri R iYer, nnd thnt riYer itself formed a
barrier, the OYercoming of which often cost a:,; much as it would cost to
carry the same materials hundreds of miles in the enst. Wrote th~ "EYening Post:"
"F:Ycry :;til'k of timber. every i-pike and rail, hud to br. wagoned for one hund1·cd and sfientY-fiYe miles. It cost more to i ransport the spikes, chairs, etc., thnn ·they originally cost at the foundry

19

Dale Creek Bridge W est oj Cheye1111c

�20

road from the east came to the river, they no longer used cottc.nwood tics, but c?ntrn_ctcd for on), from_ the cast. AJI this time they
were pushing uhead 111to a host~lc Indrnn cou_ntry; tl~c surveyors
and engineers were nttncked or k'.lled, the _workmg parties harnssed,
and the subsistence of the workmg parties had to be wagoned to
them. The engineers and graders kept fro'.n fifty to one hundred
miles in advance of the track lu,yers. The bndges arc nil contractC'd
for built in Chicago, brought to the end of the trnck, and cu niecl
'
'beyond and set up, so us to cause no d eIity 111
• lay in,r the
in teams
track. It is· this constant pTcvision, this proYiding for everything
months and miles beforehand, which demonstrates the genius of
tnose who direct this great work, and enables them to push on to
the conclusion so rnpidly. It is knowledge of this fact thnt l1us r emoved the doubt us to the durability of the rond, based on it:; rnpid
construction: lnmdrcds of laborers and months of work luwc preceded the little band of lightning track layers who :tre throwing
their iron filaments across the continent."
The actual laying of the rails prO"ved tremendously fasci nating to
the eastern newspaper men, and mnll)' of the papers g 1l\·c co11siderabl&lt;'
space to the detailed description of the exact process. T l1c ed it or of the
"Philadelphia Bullehn," after n visit to tl1c scene of 11d iYitil's where th&lt;'
track w11s being laid, wrote:
''W'e were soon off from Benton to the i::nd of thc truck. It was
a beautiful morning, and presently we nil doffed our hats respectfu])y to the Seven Huudred Mile Post on the r. P. H. R. T en miles
further, and we are brought to 11 halt b_,. the rnnstrudion and
boarding trains ut the end of the rand. The advnnced limit of the
rail is occupied by n train of long box cars, with hammocks swung
under them, beds spread on top of them. bunh built within them,
in which the sturdy, broad-shoulde'rcd pio1\cers of the grc1Lt iron
highway sleep at night, and tnke their,menl;;. Cl.use behind this ll·t1i n }.
come loads of ties and rails and spjkcs, etc., which are being tlmndered off upon the roadside to be ready for the trnckln n rs. The
road is graded a hundred miles in advan~e. The tics nrc lai~l rougl1ly
in place, then adjusted, guuged and leveled. Then the track is laid.

~·

"Track-laying on the Union Pacific is a science, nnd we, pundits of the Far East, stood upon that embankment, only about a
thousand miles this side of sunset, and bncked westward before that
hurrying corps of sturdy operatives with a mingled feeling of
amusement, curiosity, and profound respect. On they came. A light
car, ~rawn b)· n sin~le horse, gallops up to the front with its load
of rails. Two men seize the end of a rail and start forward, the rc 5t
of the gang taking hold by twos, until it is clea1· of the car. They
come forward at a nm. At the ,Yard of command the rail is dropped
in its plncc, rigl1t side up with care, while the same process goes on
at the other side of the car. Less than thirty seconds to a rail for

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THE BUILDING OF THE IRON WAY

HrsTORY OF UNrON PACIFIC COAL MtNES

a
d so four rails o down to the minute! Quick w?rk you
each gani:,i' a~ )l .
the U~1ion Pacific are tremendously 111 earnsay, but tie e ows on
.
t . it is tipped over on the side of
est The moment the car is cmp y,
. 1J d by a
I •truck to sec it go flying back for uno~Iier 1oad '-pr~pe
.e .·
r,i,~-sc at fu II gallop at the. cndfof -~ixt1 ,01~e11!:Ctbet~:tdo!h1eoK;~;
b. tl voun" ,Jehu, who drives u11ous .).
.
h
k
) .
n
.·'k . .
d bolters and u lively time t ey ma e
co111c- tlw g1u1gc1:-, sp1 ers an
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S pecimen of first rail used in track
?fit. It is u grand ~vil Chorus that those stlll'dy sledges are· play-

1~g ucross the p(ums. It is !n triple time, three strokes to a spike.
'I here are ~en spikes t o a rail, four hundred rails to a mile, eighteen
h_undred n11les to San Francisco. TJ1at's the sum what is the quotient? Twent):-~ne ~illion times arc those sledg;s to be s,nmg twcnt:r-o~e million times are they to come down with their sharp
punctuubon before the great work of modern America is complete!
.
"On they go. Fifteen minutes from the moment that the rail
is drop~e~ upon ~he track, it is adjusted, spiked, bolted to its predecesso1 W1th t~e fish-plute,' (there are no 'chairs' used) and ready
f?r the advancmg train. It was worth the dust, the l~cnt t.he fa~~fue and the cxposu1·c, to see with one':;; own eyes this seco~d arand
• arch to the Sea.' Sherman, with his victo1·ious legions, swe~ping

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H1sT0Rv or- UNION PACIFIC COAL MrNES

from Atlanta. to Su vannah, was a spcctncle less glorious than this
:u·my of men, 111111·chi11g on foot from O111nha to Sacramento, subduing u_nknown wildernessc&gt; s~aling miknown mounbt.i ns, sur_mounti 11 g
un tned obstncles, and bmd1ng a cross the broad breast of America
the irou cmble111 of modern progress nncl civilization. All honor, not
onJ_v to the brnins that huvc conceived, but to the indomitable wills,
the brave hearts and the brawny muscles tl11.tt u1·e actually .tchicvjng the great work!"
Let us go buck to the Omaha encl. In consequence of the 111any uelny.
of freight ing, the fixst six months of work 0 11 the r ai lrond had rvsultccl ·in

THE BmL01Nc OF THE lnoN w ,\Y

23

obtained government bncking by now, tLnd was pushing it . . -1. .
·· ·
1 .·
• • .
s ia, s eastward
'rom
Cuhfor111a,
• T&gt;l nc1• 6•c
L
•
.
clP.· un111ng to 'JOlll .its tracks to those
• of t!ic TJ111011
when they
arnve
at
the
same
pomt.
The
hack-laying
crews
spl
·
· d h ·
•
•
, • 11..1 ed on
bv
riva1ry,
raise
t
CH production from one mile a day to two then th.
·
·1
,
tee,
then five 1111 es.
The rapidity with which the Union Pacific Raih-oad was constructed
lccl to the popular belief that the roadbed was unsafe and would not lust.
Newspaper n:1cn of the times wrote earnest denials of this criticism. For
example, the edjtor of the "Philadelphia Press" declared:

the lu~·ing of only thirty miles of track. Peter A. D ey, the fi1·st chid engineer, who begirn the survey, became discou rngl•d by dcln_v und lack of
financial 11.utlwrizntion due to the inflated prie(•s of war t.illlc. I fo rt:,irrned
and was succt•ccJed by D. H. Ainsworth . ,vhc11 Gc11eral Grenville ?\J. D~do-e
took o,·er the work of chief engineer, foJlowing Ains,1'o·r th·~ r csig?1.:1.tio~
the sun·cyo1·~s :;takes were set more swiftly, cfo·t begnn to ily , and 11,c work
of grL1ding pro&lt;'ccded apace. The track begim to s hoo t ah,·a&lt;l. Il \ the end
of 186G, Dotlg-e had three hundred miles of trnck iu place. a nd ~ nnothcr
year two hundred and forty miles more were down nnd Slwrmn 11 Hill b&lt;!twccn Chcymmc und Lnrnmic hnd bec11 r eached. TIie C'c11trnl Pacific hnd

A construction gang in 1868

Standard rail and fastening of today

"I.ct me state briefly the condition of the material of this road
as it stood last week. The rails are confessedly of tl1e best quality.
Even the open enemies of the road acknowledge their superior character. Many weigh sixty pounds to the yard; a re clamped by two
spikes to eacb cross-tie, and fastened together at the ends by the
'fish-plate,' the company holding to the now generally .received
opinion in the better railroad circles that the coutinuous rail is the
true idea of an iron road.
"Everywhere the road-bed has been prepared by the formation
of a slightly 1·aised foundation, witl~ gutters or trench.e~ on each
side., and, after the rails have been laid down, ballasted with gravel
or bi:oken stone.
"Over this road, thus equipped and appointed, our party made
a trial run, which was the best test possible of its smooth.uess, s~fety, management, and general condition. On the home trip, coming

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24

HtsTORY or U1

TH E BUI LOINC OF THE l noN WAY

25

e&lt;]uivnlcnt of about onc-hulf ton of Rock Springs coo.I. As the average
freight locomotiYe when fully loaded consumes about one ton of coal in
ten miles, 11 "7,000," Clnss U nion Pacific locomotive would rcqui1·e, if it
were J)l'Ucticul to introduce that much wood through the fire door, about
thr&lt;'C cords of wood for each ten miles run. Just as wood fuel for locomotiYc use has pussed into histo a·y, so will fuel oil for steam making purposes
di ·nppcttr. When that dny comes King Coal will come back into powc:r0 11 l1111rl :111d on sen.
A fc11h11·c of the country less appreciated than the coal fields, was
the lndinn situation. On the ea stern end the track-laying crews hnd to
work with thei r guns by their sides. But as the tl'ack advanced and they
entered Chief ,vashukie's counll'y, the need fol' guns disappeared, and
da ngc-1· from uno thcr quar tet· p1·csented 11 more urgent problem. This prob-

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locomotive of to-day

in from Cheyenne City to Omahn, a stretch of fi\'e hundred and seventeen miles ow· rum11ing lime m.:crugcd tliirf.1J-fo11r autl tlirccfourths 7llile~. At one point fifty miles were r1111 i11 si:rty mi111~tcs.
This is nearlv the fastest time on record in the history of Amcn can
railroading. ·That it was mnde on a new road, running in part
through a hostile land, is t he best evidence in the world that t he
road has been built with honl!sty and fairness."
l\lany newspaper men penetrated for the first time into the co~ntry
west of the .Mississippi River, during the period that the railrond was m the
process of construction. These correspondents grew lyric about the benuties of the counti·yside and the fertility of the land. A rcpo1·ter for the
"New York Express,, described "soil rich to fullness, with ~ry, lo~my
earth that gives promise of a crop uuexcelled" t hat was revealed m cuttings
of the milrond. R eference is made to the forests of the Medicine Bow, Elk
nnd other mountain ranges, as well as the river s and fields. A book entitled
"Union Pacific Raih·oad," and dated 1868 tells of t he possibilities of coal
as well as gold and silver mining in V\'yoming mountain territory.
One can well imagine the use of wood fuel on the Union Pacific Railroad as it is operated today. In the old days a locomotive tender, when
well heaped up, would carry nbout one and one-half cords of wood, the

The last word in transportation

1cm was en,bodicd in the little towns that sprung up along the railroad.
Euch of the towns in turn mushrooming as the railroad reached 11 nl.'w point,
vied with the others in trying to make a name for itself as a l~ellhole.
Vigilantes were organized in the infnnt settlement of Cheyenne, which had
been established in 1867, and many of the new telegl'aph poles along the
rond were turned into gibbets for the ruffians and desperadoes who exploited the community.
After Cheyenne camc Brownsville, Rawlins, Black Buttes, G_reen
River, Bryan and ·wasatch, to make their individual bids for notonety.

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HisTmtY OF UNION PAc1rrc CoAL MrNES

Brownsville's riotous noises rent the air for only the brief time thut the
bridae was bcina built oYer the Korth Platte at F~rt _Ste71e. Its_ mayor was
11 de~perado, jt: marshal hi::; chief licutcno.nt, t heir J~1,;t1ce a farce, but a
fa rce that filled their pockets with gold. Tlt~ town d1sap pcar_ed wh~n the
railroad advanced. Rock Springs was saved from the grasp of the p1onec1·
racketeers and the stiorna of a bud name, by the sub-contractor wl10se
aradinrr crew was stuti~ned at the springs. This courageous man forbad e
his employcs to carouse- and managed to enforce his edict!
Rivalry between· the Union Pacific and the Cen_trul I'tt~i.fi c c1·cw.-; _gre_w
more intense us their trucks became longer. The l'111011 P11c1fic men laul s1.x
miles of t rack 011e d11y, the Centro.l Pacific followed tl1is with scl'l'II 111ilt•s,
ancl tlte l;njon l..,uc-ific came back with seven and one-half 111ilc:.. '1'11c trnck
layers became so expert that the graders had n difficult time kcqiing H,c
grade ahead of the rails. As fast as the grudc wus lnid. an c11gi1w would
push a car louclcd with tics und rnils to the end of the trnck. a Jim• of 1m•n
would carry the ties to the grnch'!: and 11 s soon as the ties were in plun~.
the men would hustle the rails for\l'ard nnd spike' wcrr quickly dr iwm to

THE BUILDING OF TH E IRON WAY

27

muk~ them _fast. The Cc~tral Pacific, irked by the Union Pacific's repeated
beating o_f its truck-laymg records: annou~ced that it would lay ten miles
of track m one &lt;la~•· Dt·. Durant, v1cc president of the Union Pacific. who
lrnd put much of Ins money and energy into the railroad, countered with a
wager of ten thousand dollars that the Central Pacific could not do it.
. April 29, 1869, was tl~e day selected fo1· t he test, when only fourteen
nules separnted the two rntlroucls from their pre-arranged meeting place
ut P r nm011tory Point, Utah. The Centrul Pacific had its grade made and
its tics in place on t he morning of the test, cars loaded with rails stood
ready for tlie starti11g signal, and men with nippers, four men to each
rnil, stood ready to curry t he mils from the cars to the tics. Anothe1· crew
was rcud_y wi th fastenings and spikes, the crew of drivers was ready, 11.nd
l~stly, n crew of shovelers was ready to surface the newly laid track. At the
·,gnu I, 1lw rncn rushed to work, worki11g so swift ly that the car loaded with
rnils 1110,·l•d almost steadily fol'ward. By one-thirty in the afternoon after
.~ix hou n of work, eight mile1; of new trnck hnd ·been laid. The wo'rkmen
1:e,-_t"d d11ri1_1g the h_mch hour, n~d by seven o'clock that night they had
f1111shed thc11· ten miles, after which J nmes Campbell, division superintendent, rnn n locomotive o,·er the new stretcl1 in fo1·ty minutes.

A fr,, mo1·e clnys of work were needed to complete t he railroad. and
0 1~ :\fay

10, 18(H), the nation was bound together by a band of steel 1,775
1!1ilcs ln11g, the grf':1,ter part of the work having been done in three years,
four months, nnd ten days. During the construction, between twenty o.ncl
twcnty-fi,·e thousand me11 had been employed, five to six thousn11d teams
had been usecl in grnding nnd track-laying and in hauling stone and timber,
ancl more thn11 five hundred tons of track and other materials had been
1't1r"·1trt1l'd tlaily from either l1nd of the line. The Pacific Railroads were
11c!" ;'''"rly to send t heir "black en,·alry of commerce" across the prairies
of ·" "braskn, over Sherman Pass, aud across the mountains and deserts
that stretch f1·0111 the Plntte to the Pacific Ocean. The day of wood burning locomotives ,ms oYcr and coal wns a p1·ime necessity. Now wns the time
to tnp the hard, blad: riches of tl~e Wyoming 11ills. Now was the time to
open mines, to put up towns nnd mine tipples, ana to pour men into the
underground! ,~7ith the j?ining_ of the two rnilronds and the new urgent
need for fuel, coal had tripled m demnnd. It was not just con! now, bu:
black diamonds.

Driving the Golden Spil,e at Promonlorr, Utah. A/ay JO, 186CJ

�CHAPTER IV.

Old Carbon, the Beginning, to Disappear in 1902
Tells the story of Old Carbon and how Thorna_s _Wardell and Cyrus 0.
Godfrey first went into. and late~ got ou~ of coal m11'.1"g and rner&lt;'haridising
w t!te workers built. ,corked and plaJed. and how the graveC b011. Ho
at
/ incornpa~a?le
•
l Al rs.
yardorwas
first started after an Ill d'ran rm'd• How tie
L. C. Smith. small, petite and b/0~1d. th&lt;•. daughter of a phys1cw 11 , prc.&lt;cribed for 1111d nursed t/re si~k 1wlll tl,e flf~~ com puny do_ctor came.[rom
Omaha. Tire• visits of Calamity Jan e, who took her w/11sk&lt;') 11ml, tl,c
death of Tlromus Tfliddowfield 011 Rat1/es1wkc Creek t~'.,d the lw11{!.i11~ of hi.~
murd&lt;•rrrs "Dutch Charlie'' a11d "Big-11os&lt;' Gcor[!.c. llo11• D. 0. Clark
l,n11dlcd thC' 111011tMy pa)' roll_ of $150.000, and _ho,~• _I~. E. ~al 11in. ll'ho lal,•r
became /'rl'siclent of t/u• Um/road. plarcd a 1ust1/wble JOke 0 11 ,,,, overexuberant room mate. How old Carbo11 lii:cs 011 in th P m&lt;·mori&lt;•, of it.,
Jrirnds-u g/rost tow11. to whose cemetery thry ,yet bri11g their dNu(.
OST of the ghost towns in the ·w est were built by 111u1 11 hn sought
gold in the earth. The wcnthcr-bentcn skeldon of old l'a rli,111, nestling in t_he snge brnsh st•,·cn miles south of the rniln111J ancl tlw present
paYed l11ghwaJ, marks one of the few spots in thc \Yt·st where coo.I not
gold wns, for n collsidernble period, king.

M

Carbon was thc first 111i11ing to1rn to be estnblishcd by tlw 1 •11ion P acific Rnilr~nd. Sprawled nboYe the roal deposits in the ;outhcaslc·rn pn.rt
of Wy~n11ng, the camp sprung up almost in a single night. its sole purpose bemg to keep the black smoke bekhin,, into the skv from those en rl\'
Fnion Pacific locomotives. The town was ~in•d by Th~m11 :. " ' a n.lcll. wh~&gt;
left his own coal 1n·opcrties in BrYicr. 1Iissouri, i;1 ch,ugl' of his partner,
Cyrus 0 .. Godfrey, and leased the railrond's coal lands at C'a rbon for u
term of fifteen_ ycnrs. ,vnr&lt;lcll contrnded to prospect for coal, to opt•n
ancl operate mmcs, nnd to sell the rnilroad all the coal it needed for six
dollnrs a ton for the first two ycnrs, fiYc dollars a ton fur the next three
.fvcars, four d~llars 11 ton for the next four Years, nnd thn·c dollars a ton
01· the next SIX Ycnrs Thn . ·1 .
• the ncccss,u·v truek·s
.
• .
• " 1 m 1 one] agree to b uild
tot 11c mmc.

a·

,vard(.'11 was {'llJrer to Li egm
• JllS
• work• o f opcnma
·
•
l
the m11w:;
ancl 1c
• f ti
\\1
•
""
'
which he •..·
l tl ol1t _e 1e .·''.onnng C'oal nnd l\lining Companv, to
111011 Pariftc con] lease, before he set out with 11
l'l'C . f l\tsi;ign~, . ic
II
ti
n ' tss_nun .111111crs foi· the Indian countn·. Near the cn&lt;l of the ycnr
IC crew lll'JWed Ill C'arbon Co
t
l &lt;l d ;
•
Tl .
un Y, un on c its m1\cl1incr_v and began to
sink -]
f
a ; ope. ic, cncountcred a coal scam cighty-fi,e fcet from the sur. acc, w tkcrcupon_ the~• quic·kly in~tnlled n hoist bu.ildina a tipnle nnd coaling poc· ·cts. l\Imc cars l cl d ··tl
' soon ...
.
r.
• ou e "1 1 &lt;·01.1.l were
bcmg
nused
to the
. •t .1 I
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ti
II Ill l'U on V to lll CO l'f)

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29

surface, pushed to _the tipple and their conte~ts dumped into the pockets
where the locomotives stopped to refuel. VV1th the opening of the first
mine, came the opening of the town.
There wn.s no sign in 1111 the noisy, boisterous life of the upstart town
to show thnt Carbon canied, due to the discovery of a higher grade coal
at Hnnnn, the ccds of its own dissolution. There was nothing to show
thut Carbon's ghost would haunt the deserted mine slopes and that the harsh
1Vyoming wind would blow over the empty
shell of the town in less than a third of a
century. The very air seemed filled with
the promise of 11. bright future. Houses
sprang up as from the earth itself, as
miners dug caves into the side of the nenrby ravine and covered the fronts with
bonrds and earth, with a stovepipe poked
throug11 n. hole. in the top of each roof.
:\Jore pretentious houses, built of twelveinch planks, upended, gave the settlement
nn 1tir of jaunty impermanence. Still these
small, unpretentious shanties were not built
by transients as temporary stopping
plnces. R ather we1·e they the forerunners of
Thomas IT'ardell
pcrmane11t homes, t he hasty makeshifts of
pioneers, that would give way to better
houses when time and monl'Y pe&gt;rmitted.
1 .ivin.!.;' eonditions in the town were primitive. A large cistern lined
ll'ith lioanl, provided the miners and their wives with water for home use.
1"'he ruilroarl haule&gt;d the wnter in tank cars f}.·om Medicine Bow, charging
nothing for this service, and the men dipped what water they needed from
the cistern's sounding depths by means of an old powder keg, hauling it
to the bnncls tlrnt stood before the shanties and stores, at a cost of
twenty-five cents a. barrel.
As thr scattering of soddies and shacks took on the character of a
community, the miners began to plan for a school and a church. They
pooled their slender resources to buy lumber and set about the work of
construction. Good miners made indifferent carpenters they soon discovered, nnd difficulties beset them at every blow of the hammer. Added
to their lack of skill were troubles brought by the strong wind that swept
across the country. These men from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
and tl1e British I slands turned puzzled faces to the unaccustomed gusts
of "'7yoming weather. Three times the framework for the church blew
down and three times they patiently buildcd anew, before they finally
erected sturdy walls that could withstand the wind. The completed building they cttlled the First Methodist Chlll'ch. A second church was added
a few years later when the Episcopalians in Cheyenne, having decided to

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OLD CARBON, 'fRE J3EGINNJNG, TO DISAPPl,AR I N 1902

build a larger house of woTShip, tore down their old church and shipped
it in sections to Carbon on flat cus.
On weekdays scl10ol_was taugh~ in the church. Amon~ the fir:;t teachers in the en.mp were :Miss Anna Fisher, who later m1u·~·1ed .J. S. Jones .
:Mrs. Randall Clay; "Professor'' Matthews ; and, most nnporttu1t of all'
the incomparable Mrs. L. G. Smith. Her husand, then a mine clerk w '
later to become Superintendent of Mines at Ca,rbon.
' as
Mrs. Smith was outwardly not_ at all tl_1e b~1xom, w01_nanl_v type admired by frontiersmen ?f the sevcnbcs a~d eighh~s.' but wtt hin, her Slllall,
blond person she carried all the endurmg quahbcs needed for pioneer
life. She was clever, competent, nnd energetic. A college g rndua tc sh ,
had n great variety of information tucked away in her pret ty head .' Sli~
wns tea.chcr to the children, mother confesso r to the women, nncl nu rsc t 1
the entire community. Before her marriage she hnd work\'d as a nurs~
with her foth er, who was a physician, and soon after she 11·,•n t lu C111•bon
her sen·iccs were in great demand. Since there wn 110 dod o 1· jn Ca rbon
Mrs. ?mith, wit h tl~e . occasional help of the company t o 1·1• plrn.rmaci~t
and lu~ patent med1cmcs, dosed and sympathized her pat i1•n ts j 11t 0 re~o~'cry, unlrn1:1pered. In serious cases, w11ere the simple 11,&gt;mc remedies
l'mled, u !m1-r1~d call from her would summon Dr. H a rris fro m Lammie
1;cvcnty-fivc m1Jes to the east, or Dr. i\Iagec from R awlins, fo r ty miles h:
the west.
Not until 1882 did the town possess a doctor of its own. .r\t tJ1nt time
Dr. 'Webb came out from Omaha to be the compa11y doctor. This was af-

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ter the Union Pacific Railroad had taken over the mines from Wardell.
Dr. Webb r emained fo r three or fotu year s, and was succeeded by Dr. T.
G. Rickets, 11•ho remained in the camp until its end was almost in sight,
when he was succeeded in turn by Dr. Carter. Among the medical men
who followed Dr. Carter was Dr. .John R. Nilsson, now Chief Surgeon for
the T1nion Pucific R ailroad, 11 brilliant doctor and surgeon, residing in
Oma ha. Dr. N ilsson sen cd for a time as a very young doctor in Carbon
i 11 1901.
A doctor's duties were not particularly arduous in early-day Carbon,
a nd this was fort unate, s ince there was no hospital in the camp. A man

Old Carbon in its best days

who liY&lt;id in Carbon during the seventies, describing health conditions
tlwre. repo r t :
''.Th~r e was surp rising ly littll' sickn_ess. People didn't seem to
get sick m t hose (ht)':&gt;. i lotrnb,1.in fever and mine injuries were
about the onls things t.l1at' sent p eople to bed. Almost every newcomer would ~ct t he mouutnin fever, and would suffer high temperah.1 re and cl11lls. The great remedy was quinine and sage tea made
from_ sage ~rush _leaves. After a pcrso_n had the disease once, he
n~vei liad it ngam. The water was said to be the cause of the
disease."
. Inclee~ 11 doctor might have been hard-put to find oceu ation in the
from mining accidents a~d :from ti
occ_11~10~nl but_ alwass-th~·eatening Indian attacks. To tl1e ~est of Ca1·bo~c
~htef " 11sl1!1k1e, good friend to the white man that he was kept h • Sh '
s 10nes wel! rn hand, but the Indians in tho more immediate 'vicinit 1:f ti~
!l1usl~roommg coal camp were not so peaceful. Hardly had the
y t k
~~/HS~ br~atll; ,fv~1en the st~ble boss, tramping over· the unevc:a;:au:de:
e an a Ht 1om camp m seai·ch of some stra d
]
h~i~ n _hncl it not been for wounds

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Aline No. 1, C~rbon, opened in ')'ear 1868: closed in 1881. Tlie tall man

111 fregrowzcl. wearing straw hat is Mine Superintendent Wm. Robinson. Others

,wt mown. Photograph taken about J'ear 1870.

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;,~u~d~1a~;a1~~isi~:t:~~m~:~:~~~fie b~~h!;~:i:~a:
d!f/i:s:;: ~~!~t:~~~
mg together the grim-faced women and_ their frightened chil~:1~!.aSo:;

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

OJ.O CARDON, TAE BEGI NNING, TO DISA PPEAH IN 1902

all living in the camp were inside or at the mine, the women and children
huddled inside, while the men, above ground, tramped back and forth with
thefr hunting rifles swung oyer their arms.
The Indians djd not raid the camp that night, but t he man they had
attacked died. A plot for his jnterment was selected and he was buried
with fitting ceremony, the first mun to die at C1irbon. Its ccmcte1·y once
established, the camp seemed to have pushed down roots. Occasionally a
trnveler, scalped by the Indians, would be added to the silent company
resting beneath the earth, and presently some of t he townspeople were
laid in the burying ground with tile strnngers-and now there was ::.on1ething more tl1un a pay check to bi11d the people to this frontier settlement.
Carbon, like the thriving, expanding tmrn it wns, begau putting out
sl10ots above ground as "'ell ns roots below. Between 1868 and H)02, when
the camp was abandoned, seven mines were opened and worked. One of
the first and most successful outgrowths of the town was th&lt;' d tlc111ent
hvo miles away where No. Four and later No. Fjve :;\lines werl' dt vcloped.
No. Four proved to be a failure, but No. Five, located on the snni,• sectio11
of Jn.11d, encountered no fnult.s. Although No. Five Mine was opt' rn t etl as
a part of the Carbon properties, it soon took on the chnrnctcr of a separate village. More than fifty Jog buildings were scattered about the m ine, including hon,es, stores, saloons, boarding houses, and office buildings.
l\fost of the miners at No. Fi-..•c wer e "Lnnkies," 11s they were called. big,
rawboned men, qujck to take offense, ns earnest at their play ns nt their
wo1·k. They had come to America from one of Englnnd's heavy coal-producing counties, Lancashire, and they were well able to handle the job
of mining in Wyoming. Sports-Jo,..-ing men, they were not long in C:\.7)]01·ing the amusement possibilities of the country-side. Hunting as a pnsttimc they discarded in sho1·t order. vVith hrn hundred to three hundred
e1k grazing in the mule pasture with the company mules a hulf mile from
the camp, shooting elk held about the same wild zest for n sportsman 11!"
shooting a Guernsey cow. As for sage chickens, a mnn coulcl find them
in boring abundance a few hundred yards outside the camp.
R acing was the mine worke1·s' fa,·ol'ite sport. One of their first actiYities after moving to No. Five Mine "·as to clear the sage brush from n,
quarter-mile stretch of prairie near the camp and call it a mcc trnck.
Hm·ses were raced there every Sunday, with young ,John and l\Iichacl
Quealy, sons of the first Carbon pit boss, perched in the big-homed
weste1:11 snddlei; ns jockeys. Second only to horse-racing in the ey&lt;'s of
the- Lancashire 111incn; was -pigeon shooting, ·with live p igeons as the ~ar·
gets. '!'hey had an infallible system for inducing a bi1:d to_fly to the r1gllt
or to the left for a shooter who shot poorly in that d1recbon. Thomas _H.
Butler, who was a boy in Carbon in those days, and who became Mme
Superintendent at Hanna, Superior, nnd Rock Springs, and later Gen~
eral Supervisor of Mines of the Company, recounts the method employed.
"They would jab n pigeon's eye out, the eye the! removed
depending on the direction in which they wanted the blrd to fly.

of this, und the Britishd mine
workers
The shoo t e1.s soo n learned
.
t
. t·
later 1·esorte
were HOL• handicapped. much. They
,,
tobacco juice in the pigeon's eye.

o squ1r mg

Primiti\'e life begets crndities.
.
nee·
soc&gt;n
became
the
favorite
cvenmg
•
I mpromp t u d a ~
.
.- . amusement,
0 S t ._
•
n
·
ntti•nc
ti'o,is
with
t
he
pweon
:::hoots
and
the
hor
ses. n ~ a u.1
0
ran k mg ~ " ,,
d
t • ·1 ·
dn,, CYC'lt in rrs men and women would r ide the t w~ _an . a quar e 1 m1 cs
fr~lll ~ &lt;&gt;. F~iur nnd N o. Five Mines t o Carbon, to v1S1t the dance hall next
to the Ross suloon, where P. ,J. Lunney
~~ ··1
would be fiddling- n.wa~' for dear li fe, .some1
tirnc;;; kccpin(T as mnny ns six ct.,; p;o1ng· a ~
011 cc. Lunnc;. a minc1:, 1nts the ,rn ly fiddler
in Carbon ,;11d ,he played at nll th1: d a n tC'S
except t l1I' gain a n11 1:1tll balls of tl1c K nigh t:::
of P ythias und the Odd F elle&gt;ws, 1vl1en 11
soldiers' orches tra from F or t .. ted 1: ,
lln:11 ty-fi\'r 111 ilc wes t, wus brought to the
j
open; house for the occnsion. A colleetion
wa.s taken up at cacl1 Snh1rda_v 11ig ht da nce 1
to pny Lum1ey. I-fow tl1e miners st ampl'&lt;l
and the ,, u1nl'11 clapped! H ow sweetly l ,11 nJleY's bo,, fll· II lrnck a nd fo r th! And l 1(lll'
g-,;y it wu:- nlwuy • ! Rut let IL mun who
knew C1Hbon in the ctll'l_v dnys tell :you.
H ear "l'ncle Iloh" Cardwell, of Hanna,
wl10 rnme to Carbon in 1878, t el..l about
lht• old !111.r"•
Robert C. Cardwell

I

"Our bunch never "'Crc dri 11king men ; we didn't gamble
l'il.h1:r- wc 1rnd wcrndcr fnl t i111CJ~ ..\ t t he calico and overall dances.
the gil'1 s would 1n1ltz wi th u glass &lt;if wate l' on their heads without
spilling II drop! T\'e l1ad 11u radio:;;, automobiles, or jazz bands, but
we had woudcrful picnics and horse racing that would outshine
blue-grass Kentucky."
Aftcl' eigllty acres had been wol'ked out in No. Five Mine, the quality
of_ the coal had become so poor and the cost of mining it so higl1 that the
rnmc was a_bandoncd. No. One Mine in Carbon proper was abandoned at
the sam~ time, hut No. Six Mine was opened near No. One and p1·oved
productn·c _enough to demand the services of the workers from No. FiYc
ns well a~ from the No. One l\Iinc. Through this pe:i·iod the Lanen.shire
m;.n eonturned _to predominate in tlu:it collection of mixed nationalities.
~~ 1th the openm~ of ~o. Six Mine production was further stepped up
nd mo_re men drifted rnto Carbon, stores began to multiply a.lonO' the
1
side of the hac~s and more houses were built on the hills. The~nost
roof ~e J10uscs ,~ere ~bll made of planks set on end, with flat or sloping
inc1 sd~overed with dirt. These :·oofs were subject to a number of hazards,
u ing the danger of washmg away during the heavy spring rains.

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HISTORY OF U NION PA CTFIC COAL MINES

OLD CARBON, THE BEGI NN ING, TO DISAPPEAR IN 1902

A s soon U:i lumber could be brought, t he Beckwit h-Quinn Company
erected a new store on the other side of the t 1·acks, of better material and
constrnction than the old one, and most of the other ::;to1·e-kceper:s a nd
home-owners followed thei r example. Out of the a::;hes of old Carbon rose
n. new, more substantial town. 'l'he fall of t lHtt same _year, the rebuilt
town was incorporntcd, and John Lewis was &lt;:leeted the first mu vor.
:\lnyor Lewis tool, !,jtcvs to prevent n repetition of the&gt; fire by passing un
ordinance whic-h required all buildings to hnve brick chimneys, a1:d whi&lt;·h
furt her forbade Curboni tes to have stovepipes sticking out of the roofs.
A second safety measure en.me in the building of a water tank at the
abandoned No. FiYc Mine site, and the laying of a p ipe line from it to
Cn.rbon.

. ] d level head a quick eye, and a pair of hard fists. H e
HI. a
'
• I J3
C t
T
,dcd.ull of t hese before he was through. One mg1t en _ar er,_ a . exas
nee
·] l d . , t i)' come to the camp, became abusive while m the
cowboy w 10 ia i cccn
. I. C t
'th t h'
sttloon u11 d H un t er. JIlld to slap his face to qmet um. Har er,
t w1 ou t 1s
ilely Sever al days later, as un er wns en ero-un ucccp t ed tl1e sIap doc
•
dd1 I
II d
f
~ 'tt
. 1 11 Cai·tcJ' i·ode up behind him on a sa c 10rse, pu e one o
m a 1e sa oo ,
•
If
d
't
I'll
·
k
,bf
t c
md said ''Brina me a bottle of w1n s ·ey.
you on ,
Ius
or y~11,·cs, 1
t::&gt;
d t th d
y and hold
'
,
vcntiln.t~ you ." Hunter got t he wl1iskey, returnc o c oor:va
in o- the bottle up for Carter to sec it, fir: d a shot over the Texan s head.
Ct~rtcr did not stay to exchange shots w1~h Hunter, bu~ turned nnd galloped out of camp. He rode almost to Rawlms befor e ~ommg to a cow camp
tent pitched on the prairie, in which a c-owboy was lymg down.

E ven bl'for c its juco rporntion as a village, the cnmp possessed to an
astonishing dt·grcc t hat quality the Fren ch call " esprit de eorp -." For
year :-- afterwards, miners who lived in old Carbon were to rc111embcr the
camp with affectiu11 and fierce loyalty . T oday, sc1tttered thrnug liout Wyoming :rnd the west, 11ssocintions of fo rmer Cnrbonitcs vi it tht• ghos t tow11
Mch year to dccornte the cemetery for old time's sake.
Ther e is evc11 ii saying about it: "Once a Carbonitc, a1wn_,· s n Carbonitc." I-Iear Sam Dickinson, of Hanrnl, who left Engl1rnd ti) c-omc ti) till'
Sweetwater country, 1111d who was clerk in Carbon 111 188G:
"There never was such n town - we ncYcr had cliriucs or fo.ctions, we wer e Carbonitcs, and if anything 11ccdcd to be done for
Carbon, w e 1111 p ulled togethc1· to do it."
The saloons of the camp, like the "poo r men's clubs'' throughout the
countr y, were ever the center of much uctiY1ty an&lt;l excitement. It was ~o
them that the cowboys from t11c adjoining &lt;·ountry would ride on ~hen·
dnys in town, and it was there that t11ey woul~ .spend all _du~· and half the
night playing poker, winding up thei~· celebration by tos::;mg h~·enty-dollur
gold pieces at cracks in t he floor or m the unpaper cd walls of the saloon.
The stories told of Carbon's saloons would match the wildest of barrack-room ballads of a ny country. Even Kipling could find ra_rc cxperic-nc~s
in old Carbon. ,~Tith his foot on the bar rail, one hand c_onve1m.:11tly _near )11s
holst.ei•ed gun, cowboy would face miner acr~ss ~he dim room, tl~1ck_w1th
smoke and the smell of hard liquor. The combmahon .of cow~oy,_ miner, and
whiskey of ten resulted in a shooting. There was no mequahty Ill the feud,
however. The town might be n mining town, but the state w3:s !: rnnge st~~~
nine tenth~ of it being giYen over to cattle and b_ronco_ pomc:., and latei
'&gt;heep, and the cowboys could easil y match the mmcrs m numbers.
A faniili u.r anecdote_ of cowboy-miner fracas is the stor1 o~ yom~g
. . R Hunter o.nd Ben Curter. Hunter, who was t hen m h~s ear Y
G:reo1
ge •
f
o-1ven the
twenties ancl had been n r esident of the camp or a year, w3:s ~
chance to bec0111c a bar tende&gt;r in 1883. Bec_ause he was not a di nlnktQng mla~t
Quealy• to 1e pl . uea
• l fl. "'OOd su1al•Y b·n
Hunter was offl'rec
•' ~fichael
u
1 Yds
brother, Lawrence, run the famous Jim Ross saloon, winch Quea Y P anne

t 0 buy Hunte1

"Get np out of there. and gt·t me· something to cat," Carter snarled.
'

TIH'1·('·.., plenty of gl'ub,'' tl1c cowboy retu rned. "Get it you rself."

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Carh'l''s reply was a shut tlm~ killed his host. H e was caught and
ho.ngcd in Htl11·lins.
Another of Hunter's exploits was with a burly Irish gunman who had
UL'l'II run out of T rinidad, Colol'ado, anutlacr mining camp. The Irishman's
first act i11 Carbon was to fo rce ] ,itl\'renct• Quealy (an Irishman himself),
nt the p ui11t uf n gun, to blow t he frutl1 off the g unman's beer. The gunman
l'cturned when H unter was 011 duty, p re:pa red to repeat his stunt. H e
m·dcred beer nnd said :
"Blow off t he froth."
" I'm not doing that ki11d of work," Hunter drawled.
'·I m11Jc yollr partner blow it off last Sunday," the o-unman said,
"am! you·rl' going to blow it off tonigh~ or I ' ll blow your head off."
In his year 1n the c~mp, Hun ter liad become the champion wrestler.

Tn u tlnsh he snatched fos gun from unde1· the counte1· where he kept it
hnn~y. At o~ce ,he realiz?d that he could kill this bully. H e had t.he drop
on h11~1, ~ut 111 lu_s m~11 mmd he would be committing cold-blooded murder,
even 1f 1t_ were Jll:sbfied. In the same movement that raised the gun he
dropped 1t,_ swcp_t u:p the nearest empty beer bottle, cracking the thug
across tlie Jaw_w1th 1t. Fo1!owing up a good beginning, he vaulted across
~he bar, knocking off the water cooler as he went, to clinc11 with t he Colondo bully. Bartender and desperado fought across the saloon out of t he
oor, and as far as the railroad tracks, before the gunman we~kened
d
called: ''For God's sake, boys, take him off! H e's killing me,,, Tl • at~
thedcamp want:d to hang the visit ing thug, but Hunter refns~d to1:1f en .1:
an escorted 1nm t o the train instead.
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Incidents like this were a pa 1·t 0 £ th
d.
.
in the m·mmg
• t own sa1oons One day wh• c or
g ive n.nd take of li.fe
I mary1u·
Thomas Qu I h d
•
en l e was v.1.me Superintendent
fighting Iri:~
;e t~a:te~ o~ebof the saloons at th~ r isk of his life. Th~
p a
een on a two-day rampage, holding up

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC

C OA

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MINES

work at the mines, doing a rut, ·I
•
•
t·esidcnts in fonr of the ult' \ c ~ tootmg 111 the streets, putting ult the
nt Rawlins to come to C t~lll c codnseqlucnccs. Quealy wired for the sheriff
and undertook t
k urfon nn ent t he disturbnncc. A dcputv a ni\'cd
congregated b 0t Ima I e. dn cw 1trrcst
• •s at ti l l' satoons wItc1·e the •men wel'e
,
u
ie
ta
no
more
•
manacled w'tl l · .
I d
. tlmn starte•&lt;l bf
e ore Iic f oun d h11nself
Que 1 h 1 l ns. own llln cut'ls and locked in the saloon's buck room
·ka yt t &lt;l
cn tolokkdt~ upon himself to bring 1wacl'. IJ ,, thrus t a pist ol in hi~
oc c an
•
ins'd
' ti wu ·e into the saloo1_1..).J'k
t ·c }&lt;'ox , one ul• t h,· nngk•utl1·r
, ~~0011
P
c ,:v 1 gun. Queal y drew l11s gun und :m i&lt;l lu F ,&gt;:-.. ··\I
,·ou .,
•
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b
h ome.
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"You can't make me !" l•' ox i:.nul'led back.
Both ~mm fu ce,1 death for n moment. Ir tlll l' , hot. l hc o l hn ' .:; 1r1111
,~oulcl b e d1schurg;cd . However, common sense ut leng th filt ered into F ~-;·,
h~uor-foggcd bram and he shoYed his gun into his belt and went humc. Tl 11
dis turbance was ended.
In 1883 the Cu.rbon su.loons had u visitor w htht' mtmc is fam iliar tu
any follower of western lore, Cnlamit_y J unc. H er 1&lt;1,, r. \\'ild Uill Il i&lt;·kok.
had b een killed S C\'C l'lll years before. Now she wn,- in IIL'r thirtil·,-, nnd looked
twice her uge. 'l'hc murk of long dnys spent in the sun wa-. burned deep in lo
her hard, wcntherbeu.ten focc, and her s tron.,., broad body h:stiticcl to d,n ...
and nights in the suddle. She bonstc&lt;l that si1c t•ould -,ta;HI up to nn\' 111;111
in working, shooting. hon;e riding, o r whi ... h ·y d 1·i11kin!{, and ...tu· cl°id 11ol
hcsitat e to put her boast to the t-cst. I-for g n •d 111~ Io 1hl· men ,he klll'"° a..,
she strode into the snloon on her visit t o C'ur lmn 11 , , " I thin\.. it ',- nbmit
time we had n drink."
She took her whiskey neat. The bartender nskecl, "D o ~-ou want wntcr
for a chaser?"
"No," laughed Calamity June, "I'll tnkc the snmc for n chusl·I'." .-\ml
while the ha.rd-drinking men in the snloon wu.tche&lt;l, she µourcd till' wh i..,J..,."
nonchu.lantly down h er throo.t.
In a town where liquor wns dispensed by six saloon,- and rni r:cn; and
cowboys dominated the community, tlu:rc wm, m:ed fur :,o nLl' dwc\.. on lnwlcssne~s thu.t often run to murde,:. Carbon justice 111 those day,- was both
swift and µrimiti,1e. There wns the case of "Du h·h C'llllrlie'' and "llig-nosl"
George," who killed two Curbon C'ounty deputy sheriffs. "Dutd1" and
"Big-nose," members of u gung of trnin robbcl'S, were h·niled by Deputy
Sheriffs " ' . Vincmt und Thomu.s " ' iddowfield as for us u recently ubnncloned campsite on Ru.ttlesnuke Creek ne11r Elk 1\Iountain. While the offi·
cers c:xumined the embers of the cumpfirc, they were shot u.nd J...--i11ed from
ambush . 'Widdowficld wus buried in Curbon Cemetery, his friends erecting
n monument o,·er his grave.
After considerable detective work. two• La Fe\'re brothers capturl'd
"Dutch Charlie" u.nd marched him to the jo.il at Laramie, from whence
Sheriff J umes Ru.nkin started with him bo.ck to Rawlins, the cou11ty seat

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H1sTORY m ~ U NION PAc1p1 c CO AL MI NES

arm of n t elephone pole, u little Swede kicking the barrel from under him
to plunge him to his death. The miners' sons wl10 had been sent to bed
early the night of the lyncl_1in~ we1·c out before _br eakfast the next morning.
!hey ~anged about the swmgmg body of the kille r and took turns whirling
1t until the rope wns knotted, t hen watching while it spun in thc&gt; o the r
rlin,ction a s the l'Ope untwisted.
In Julv,
G eon:re"
• 1880, " Dutch Charlie':;" confcdcrntc, "Ilig--Nosc
~·
~'
\\'its captured in eastern Montana by the Carbon Couuty shc1·iff. A mnsk.c&lt;l
mob held up the t.rnin on which the sheriff was taking his prisonu · to tlw
Rawlins jitil 1.tnd fo1·ccd the train-robber to confess his part in the 11111 rder of
the two deputies. " Dig-Nose" was sentenced to be hanged o n April :3, 1882.
A week before his sentence wns to take pince, while being held in t l,e ctmnty
jail at Rawlins, he overpowered Sheriff Rank in at dinne r. ~fr,,. Hankin
discovered the csc1iping pris011er, sla mmed the cell doo r and n ~n to the
jail st ep s wl1ere she fired her husband's r evolver into the a ir. G nlhering flt
her sig nal 11 number of men trooped into the j ail and tonk tli1- prio;nncr
outside. H e was forced to climb a ladder which was set up ag:1111,-l II lamppost and t o1&lt;l to jump. The rope broke ! Not to be che,,tcd of thl'ir vidnn,
the mnrder e1· of thcfr fri ends, the angry c rowd shot hini to death.
'-rl1rec year. la ter 11 gunman cnught in 1\l ontn.nn wns st1s pc(·ted of
being u member of tlw old "Dutch Char1ie''-''Big-Nose George" gung. 'l'hc
prisoner was brought to Omaha by ste11mboat and the re plnC'cil nbo11 rd
11 truin. An informant in North Platte sent word to his fri ends i11 Ca rbon
of the gunman's supposed identi ty, and n necktie p nrly w11s arl'llnged.
\Vhen the Carbonites stopped and searched the train cm whit h the g unman
was supposed to have been riding, they found neither p risoner no1· shc1·iff.
\V nrned of the Carbon mob's intentions, tl1c officer and his eha rgc lrnd left
the t r ain at Laramie. Late1· the gunman was proved inno&lt;'C'nt of 111e111hL·rship in the train-1·obbc1· gang and of participation in the murder of t hr
two deputies. '£he dramatic exodus of "Dutch Chnrlie'' and of "Ilig-Noi-1
George" from the Carbon vicinity illustrates one of the pri11ci pal n •nso11,;
why it was quite a s safe to handl: the big puy rolls a s if the. m,oncy bugs
contained canned beans. It e:-..7Jlams why D. O. Clark, a ~ chief r le1·k for
the Wyoming Coal and Mining Company , ,rould ~cnrlessly C'u rry nn entire
month's pay roll in the safe in his business car durmg Curbon's early years,
and why he parceled out that $150,000 and more to the miner s from the
car's rear platform unguarded. A train-robber might pla1~ t~ buck the
law aod dare the skill of pursuing officers, but what man lll l11s ngbt sen~es
would proYokc the fury of this mob of miners? No, the pay roll was qmte
sufr. The car could remain on the sidotraek a week u11d still be undisturbed.
Its security rested with the long, patient line of n.1incrs, en.ch man waiting
for the pr(ce of a month spent underground,_ a month ~•ith pick and shovel
and a miner's dim light. These men wc1'e theu· mm police.
Clark never had, it is said, to ask a miner's name; he knew them all.
But he did not ca11 them by their first names as he dealt ou~ their pay envelopes, 11or did they call him by his. H e was "Mr. Clark" to everybody.

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4-1

The me~ hu.d &lt;l:ep respect for him,_ and when he dropped the heavy envelopes mto their palms they knew 1t was unnecessary to count the gold
pieces that made up their wages. Clark invariably gave them the !•jght
umount t? the penny. ~n later yc~rs Clark did not bring the pay in person,
but sent 1t out by t ram. The tram crews would dump the money sacks on
tlic depot platform, from whence they would be picked up by the store
d crk a ud hnulcd in a wngon along the tortuous road that wound from the
tkµ&lt;,l , &lt;lodging the holes where old mine workings had caved. The sacks
were liandlecl as casually as chunks of coal; one sack was lost one winter
evening in a snowbank on the platform, and was found the next morning
ns a miner shuffletl through this same snowbank.
A contemporary worker of D. 0. Clark, who, like Clark, wu.s to become ,t power ,i n the company, was E . E. Calvin, at that time telegraph
opcrnror tni d dep ot agent at Carbon. As a young man in Carbon, Calvin
was libcrnlly endowed with a fund of vitality, and with that particu1ux
kind of ingcnnity tha t can make 11 practical joker terrifying to his friends.
l11 spite of ll1c fa ct that he was perfectly equipped to be a snccessful
mndcnp, Calvin h!d n serious life, working long hours, to retire as eru·ly
n-. hr could. Calvin roomed with another young man, who kept the !&gt;ame
respccl11hlc hours that lie did, but the two had a third bunkmate in their
li ,·ing quarter s, a gay and irresponsible lad who had set his mind on
1Jxtrncti11g nil the pico.sure he could out of every day and the first half of
the night. It was this fellow's custom, when his evening's fun was over,
to come merrily }1omc, storm into the bachelor gual'ters, clump across the
wooden floors, hum happily while he jerked off his clothes, and leap into
he&lt;l wi th n bounce thnt made the springs protest. His awakened C'Omrades
l'&lt; 11dd run1plain a s much a s they pleased; their grumbling went unnoticed.
ll1il ••nc ui.ght after he had bounced into bed he bounced out even moxc&gt;
&lt;1UJckly. a11d never again did he indulge in the sport of awakenjng his sleeping r oommn tcs. His Teform dated from the moment his feet 1·ollt:,g under
the l'0Vers. In the bottom of the merrymaker's bea' Calvin had thrust the
carcnss of a frozen hog.

In later years Mr. Calvin was to work his way to, the presidency of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, later serving as Vice President of
Ope1·ntion, from which office he retired in 1928 to make his home in Los
Angeles, California. He was one of the many men who in their youth got
their sturt in Old Carbon, coming to the town when it was a mere mining
camp, and through industry, ambition and good character, coupled with
mental alertness, his future was assured from the beginning. When the
great CLl.l'thquuke and fire that devastated San Francisco came April 18th
and 19th, 1906, with its loss of 452 lives and property damage of $350,000,000, l\fr. Calvin was in charge of the Southern Pacific Railrond properties. It was on his competent and tireless shoulders that the work of resto1·ing transportation fell, to be carried out with promptitude. Dming
the Great War Mr. CalYin served as Regional Manager of the \-\Te5tern
Railroads under M1·. C. R. Gray, Director of Operation, a work he car-

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HISTORY OF UN ION PACIFIC COAL MINES

ricd out with the efficiency that governed his working ljfc_ Mr. Calvin
passed away on March 17, 1988, lcnving thoustmds of his curly tlssociates
to mourn his death.
Carbon in her hcydey fostered some of the then most richly producing
mines in southern \Vyoming. After taking 6,560 tons of coal out of the
Carbon earth that first yeur, in 1869, the miners took fi ve t imes thut
amount the year foJlowing, a nd the yield for the next twenty year::; continued to increase with the opening of new mi11es. A s wns to be cxpectccl
mining operations did not prog rc:-.s without a 11LUl1bcr o f setbacks, includ~
ing C.'.l)losion and flood. The first _year after No. One :\line wm; opened , 1111
e:x'})losion of gas occurred there. Fortunately for the workers, this happened on a Sunday when no men wer e underground. That surnl:' sprin&lt;r
-floods came rushing down the hilJsides, causing the mine to cave to the su 1'::.
face, allowing the torrent to pour in. "\Vomen of the camp wo 1·ked furiously
se"·ing bmlap together to make sand bugs, while t he men r an with the1;1
to the mine to huniedly build dykes. Darkness fonnd u11 ~xhaustt'd ca mp,
t he wives with swollc11, bleeding fingers, the men with aching l.111.ck •. I n spit&lt;:
of the rescue work, the mine was flooded, and mon thfi ,1L·nt bv bdore it
could be dewatercd und prnduction resumed.
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43

'1Vardell also experienced a succession of labor troubles. Many of the
men were members of the Knights of Labor, an organization thnt preceded
the United Mine "Worke1·s of America, with T. V. Powderly later becoming
its national president. Several strikes took place at Carbon, during one
of which, in 1871, the workmen deser ted the town, leaving only the storekeepers to keep the empty bujldings company. The settlement which ended
this strike p roduced only a temporary peace, for three years later another
g&lt;&gt;nr ral st rike further delayed progi-ess. In addition to having to cope
ll'ith labor problems, Wardell was finding it 1mpossible to please his superiors, the directors named by the F ederal Government to sit on the board
of the rnilroad company. The Govemment directors were firmly opposed
lo the leasing of the railroad's coal lunds to 11 private cont ractor, and in
their 11nnu11I reports they described the lease as "an inexcusable iniquity,"
chu rg i n.~ t ha l the prices the railroad paid for coal were extortionate.
,\ mong ntli,:,1· nssertious, the Government directors claimed that the leas&lt;'
l'!'i tahfo:l1l•tl a fu el monopoly in , ~lyoming, that private indivjdunh and
pro&lt;p; ,·liq• industries along t he railroad neede~ cheap fuel, that the lease
stifled cumpctition and therefore kept the price of the fuel high, and that
the- 111011opol_y should be broken so that local industries could be built, production could be sti111ulatcd, and the raih·oad could profit from an increase
in t rnHk (luc to an inc rease in business along its line.
Plagued from two sides - on t he one side by its cont ractor's labor
troubl&lt;.'s, which mnde the supply of cotd uncertain and costly. and on th&lt;'
other by tlic Government directors who desired the company to handle ih
own con] production - the railroad found its position untenable. Thus, i11
:'llnrch of 1874, the rnilroacl took over its coal properties, creating a Coal
Tkp,u·hurnt. and fo l' t he 1r11ui to head it, choosing D. 0. Clark, that stern
h11111a 11111u('l1i11e who h ud been handling his duties as chief clerk so efficientlJ.
C'l11 rb.. relievNl of his duties in Omaha, lost no time in setting out for
\\' yom1 11g to supervise per::;onnlly the trnnsfeT of all mjn.ing properties into
the hands of the rnilroad. T he only real difficulty he had in completing
the tmnsfcr was with VVardcll's brother, Jack, wJ10 was operating the
company store. Clark was unable to force him to turn the stoJ"e ovci: to
the railroad, even t hough the Wardell stores in other coal camps had been
turned over to the railroad without question.

TH E CARBON FlRE DEPARTMENT OF

1887

Top row, from left to right: Cuthbert, Hastings, John Butler, Cap Hughes,
Isaac Antes, Peter Travis, John (Deacon t Jones. John Gabott.
Middle row: John Maxwell, James Watson, James Arthur.
Bottom. row: Billy Jones, Robert Warberton, Duncan Carr, Joe Slze/fiel,
George Benson, John Brown, John Mates, Wm. Powell, Bruno Stevens.

The railroad position wus upheld in the courts when VVardell brought
suit, und witl1 the ncquisition of the Carbon store, the rnihoad found itself
in ·u ndisputed control of idl its mining properties and free to push ahead
wit.h its plans for expansion. The need for this expansion by 1880 had
become acute. The raib-ond company and the industries which were being
established along its line needed coal and they needed it without delay. The
compnnJ sent out crews to prospect and open new mines. This e}.-pansion
caused n sharp 1·isc in the expenditure of t.hc Coal Department, but, d&lt;&gt;spite
this increase. the price of coal t o consumers was reduced t wenty-three
cents a ton. Referring to the price adjust,mt'nt in hi~ rcµort for 1880, thf'
P resident of the railroad company said:

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''Reali:bing the fact that cheap fuel is an important clement in
the development of mining and manufacturing interes ts, us well a s
1117riculturnl interests, in u. section of the country where wood is cxp:nsive, the company has adopted the policy of furni shing coal to
consumers along the line of its roo.d at 11 small adYnnce over the cost
of mining and transportation."
1\Iine No. Three, opened on the same seam a s No . One, had been
ttbundoncd. Some years before the workers had moved to town from tht
:.ite of abandoned Mine No. Four and the worked-out l\Iinc No. Ji'iYe. In
1890 Mine No. Six wns worked out and abundoned, leaving only :\'line No.
Two, which hnd been opened in 1868 by John A. Creighton, of Omaha,
nnd later tukcn over by ' '' nrdell. John A. Creighton laid the found a ti 011
of a grea_t fortun e in the carrying out of const r uction con t rn.ct:s, in clndi,1g
the building of tclegruph lines for the RaiJ1·oud Compa ny , to Inter open
the second mine n t Carbon. 1\.Ir. Creighton wns a very d cv,in t d 1t1 n' hu111 n,.
leaving- n monument in Omaha in Creighton College, a ,h•-;nit in:-~itution
!:!Stablished in 1879. This beneficence together with hi ii&lt;'cond nwrnorial,
S11int Joseph's Hospital, Omaha, won for him the Pap al tit le of Count.
Crcighton had dug straight into the seam where it c ropped ou1 of the
ground, going forward severnl hundred feet on thl' lcYel hdorc lie t urned
to follow the nip of the coal. Mules hauled the coal cnr:-: 1q, the slopes, one
at a time, nnd then two or three cars were hooked to§:cther a nd \1·c rc hsrnled
out on the level entry. B egun at the same time ns 1Vardell' i" ~ o. One :\ line,
No. Two mine proved to be the longest lived of ull the Cn rbon openings.
At one time it was tempornrily abandoned! but in 1886 a sys tem of trncks
was Jaid in the mine, a new surface plant was put in pln&lt;'c. and the mim'
continued producing heavily until 1890. At that time 1H~1r diffic1dties wc1·c
encountered. Concerning these difficulties, Superintendent G. lV. Megen-th
of the Coal Department, said in his report for the year 18!)]:
"On o.ccount of crowding the output during the winter of 1890
and 18~)1, the working places for men were becoming wr_v scarce.
The fl eld to the southwest of this mine hnving been pron)n nearly
worthless in the face of the workings extending in thnt direction,
nnd the field to the south hnxing also been found in the same condition, it became necessnr_v citl;er to find some good con] in t.he
southeastC&gt;rlv direction or to abandon the mine in the course of a
ven1·. Durin;,. ,Julv n drill hole was put down nnd n vein seven fort
;tnd six incl~es tl~ick was found, and the life of the mine bv this
find has been ex.tended about three years, the coal found being on
a. dip necessitating putting in an engine to hoist the same inside
the mine."
No. Two 1\fine ('Ont inued to be the onh· mine in the town until 1899,
when No. Se,·cn wns opened. The coal in N'o. Two.was _beginni~g to pln._v
out and the coal in No. Seven was found to be of 111fer101· quality. In the
same year that No. Seven Mine was opened, the railroad sm·veyors found

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45

u 11 easier grade for their main line tracks than the one passing through
Carbon, the new line leading through Hanna. Previously the coal mined
at Hanna ha&lt;l been hauled on a spur track to Carbon. In this year the new
line w1ts established a nd Ranna was placed on the main line and Carbon
found itself on a spur. While with the old and heavy grade it had been
necei;sury to keep a helper engine at Carbon to assist the regular engines
to pull their trnins up Simpson Hill, no helper engine was needed at H annn.
Knvwin &lt;r that the days of Carbon we1·e numbered, the company offe red its C111bon miners 1votk in other oi the Company mines, and· many
of the men accepted, moving their families to Hanna 1tnd Rock Springs.
Qt.hers refused to believe that the Carbon field could be playing out, nnd
made str enuous efforts to have the railroad's main line brought bacl, to
t heir bdo\'rd ~own. Carbon's loyal sons could not realize that the same
lit·t h• to,1r1 " -n~ nc[u·ing its last days. The company operated No. Seven
)I inr until ii:, l'Oal became of suol1 poor quality that it would not maintain
st eam in llll' loromoti\'c boilers. Prospecting had shown no other good mine
locntion:,,. and the a rea Imel been prond to be full of bad faults, which
made it expensive to mine even good coal.
··~
?{o. Two Mine sunk by Creighton wns closed in 1900, and No. Seven;
the lust mine. was closed two years later. Althotlgh Carbon had officially
lil'l'Ol11C H ''ghos t town" with the closing of her last mine, several of the
towo:&lt;pcople clung to their homes nnd to their memories of the busy, boisterou:s days of the seventies and eighties. They decided to live on theix savings until the rnilrnad should come back. John MiJliken and his family
sta vecl on after 1111 the others had deserted the town, but an occasional
shc~plwrdcr or trnveler wn,s his only customer. At length even Milliken
w, L~ p• r-unded that the town was finished, and he and his family moved to
H a nna. Pcrhnps 'Milliken was 1·ight when he stayed on jn the silent streets
of th1• empty to1rn. Perhaps in some cssentinl way the town wns not fini:shed ,1t all. Certainly its spirit lives today, enshrined with loyalty nnd
aff&lt;,&gt; ction in the mcmoi-ies of all former Curbonites, a ughost town" that
will nc,·er die.

All that remained of the last landmurlc of Olrt

Carbon in 1929-The Old Milliken Opera Ho1tse.

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HtsTOltY o r U NION P ACIFI C C OAi, MtN ES

R ocK S PHINGS. TJJ,\T CHEW INTO " GnEAT C1TY

the foundation and some of the walls of thci~· homes. The first frame house
1 t d near the , iVardell mine was not bmlt ther e, but wns a structure
11~~~cd there from Point of Rocks by ,i\~il1iu.1~ Mellor in 1870. In that same
•ear Joseph L. Young and John ,Jar vie built a. store and saloon building
~n the north side of the 1·ailro11d tracks. The first school was located on
t he second floor of this
building. The first
t ea cher was M1·s. Osborn, who was succeeded
in time by n 1\liss Holliday .

.
bercd that the mines est ablished the geological numbers of the
be remem
I No One Mine was sunk on the N o. 1 Scam, No.
con! s~ains. For c(~aSmp c, t • Out of t his situation arose the present day
e on No J cam. c c.
b h
d d
S •ix_ M
r Ul . . t· •
•I . ·11, st r nn n&lt;.rel Jv r a nge numerically ot up an
own
seam des1gmt 10ns, ,1 11c

The first real schoolhouse, wh ich was 11
smnll, onc- rno1ti fram e
building, wns built on
t he lot ju t north \lf the
p rci;cnt ,Ju nior H i g Ii
Srhool building . The
fi rst t eacher iII this
building wa,, ~!rs. .r 1u ncs
Tisdale. .A --. the u t tcndA view of No. One Mine Tipple at, Rock S prfogs
nncc g re,I'. it 11•a s necwhen first constructed.
essa ry to add another
room and to employ unother teacher. l\Irs. :\for_y A. Clark, who later bceamc
city librarian, took the position ns t he second teacher. Other teach ers in
the early days of tl1c srhool were l\Ir. A. 0. Cl1u-k, Uiss H attie S mith. and
Miss Emily Rankin.
In order t o take care of the younger ehildrm a t No. Six Town, u
small school building was erected at the corner of ""~l" Street nncl Pilot
Butte Avenue, and n Mi.ss Nelmnn Treasure was the first teacher . ..With
the increase in enrollment, -two more teachers were added, ':\Iiss Dixon uncl
Mrs. l\Jar_v A. Paterson. i\1r. A. J. l\Iatthews was a ppointed Superintendent when the old rock school was completed, and he held this p ost for
many years.
'l'hc first }1igh school class of six members was grnduatcd in 1896.
At the same time a school building wus under construction at No. Four
Town. About 1906 a smal1 building was erected on ,i\7cst Flat t o t11ke c1trc
of the pupils in that part of town. 'l'he present Junior High School building was erected a lit tle later and served as the high school for several
years. The buildings at the present time arc the VVashington, Roosevelt,
Lowell 11nd Yellowstone grade schools, tl1e Junior High and the Senior
High Schools. v\l111t a pity it is that more complete records of early day
people and happenings arc not made; however, all pioneers find themselves
so engrossed with their d11y by day struggles that tbe future historical
value of current events is not, and perhaps never will be, anticipated.
, ¥J1en reference is made to the development of mines by numbers, it should

from the No . 1 Seam.
.
t
ti 11- b)' W in-dell to serve as the mme office,
'Id'
'l' hc fi rst bu1 mg pu
h
I "d f
-t fficc was o f stone Lrnd was s it uated on t c sout 1 s1 e o
•
store, and pos O
t he tracks. The post
office had been moved
f r o rn Blairt own to
this building. The
building is still standinoand vet occupied.
b
~

Extending west wa1·d from the ~ rardell building u row of
three - r oom h_ouses
was built. Some of
t h e s e houses were
s t r o n g enough to
have served a s forts,
t heir walls constructed of two - bv - fours
laid one on top of another. Others h ad
walls of twelve-inch
boards
standing on
. -,·. ....,,
end wit h strips cov" .. """_\1:,":~~1 .
..:.·.;. ~--,
ering the cracks bet.:"'•ii ' "1,~
tween th e boards.
~,., '
Still others were built
in Omaha, shipped
to Rock Spring and
. 1.
assembled on the site.
When in 1871 George
. First Store Building in Rock Springs, still stand- L._ You n g opened
mg on South Front Street.
Mme No. Two, an.
other
group (If houses
spran1,; \1P on the lu ll a short distance to the west of the first group around
the ongmal W ardell buildinob'
th The railroad stat ion '"11S yet at Blah-town - a boxcar set alongside
e tlrd·abcks - but when_ the resident.s of Rock Spring thought the depot
shou
e at Rock Sprm t i1 1. il
d
•
•t
•d
.
g, e a ron moved 1t eastward on flat cars to
;r: ~s~e;•s;;l:~ecfe;;e~~ tl~c f1"ncsei:it freigh~ and passenger depots. This
1an·town mmers and their tent homes to
Rock S .•
. m ux o
pung, until by 1875 the population was 1,000. Then the town grew

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as Topsy grew- without direction. Houses were built where the fancy
of the builder dictated, and, as n consequcnc_e, the street s follow ed in cer• portions a cl·a;r,v-quilt, 1.ig-zag pattem mst ead of a defi nite plan l .d
t am
•
d
• tl
1·
a1
out by engineers. This is_cvidc_nccd t o ay 1_n 1c, pecu iar anangemcnt of
the present business sect1011 of the north side of tl_1c town. The center of
population nnd business followed t he crcekbed, bemg Jocated on what is
now kn o w n ns "l\I"
Street nnd on the connecting section of Nort h
Front Stred. ·wit h no
subdivisions la id out to
cnrc for new building,
buildings were p romiscuouslr built on wha t
I a t c 1: becal11L' B ridger
and Pilot Butte A venues
and "K" Stred .
Through tlw years
Bitter Creek wiggled,
Th e home of Jllr. and Mrs. Tl11,111as Croft, bui'.11
wormed, and squirmed of 1wti11e stone. with Mrs. Croft nt tlir gate and
its shifting way through Charles Croft just outside.
the heart of the ,·illnge,
and though its sp1·ing floods bore resemblance to tlw t urbid Tiber , the
early settler s, from dearth of money a nd runtcrial whcrc\\ ilh to build, dug
into its sheltering bnnk!; as u p rotection against wintry blus h;, 111uviug out
\\'hen forced to by spring and miclsummc1· floods. No prt}Yisio ns were made
for sanitation, and all toilets were outside. I t wa,; not unt il H):2,1, that the
city, with a populn.tio11 then of 8,000, was to l'('alizc that it enj oyed the
doubtful notoriety of being the lnrgcst l:ity in tltc l ~11ik&lt;l Stutc-s dernid
of any system of sanitary sewerage. And it was not tmtil ,July, 1926, thnt
the oft-recuning oYerflowing of Bitter Creek's turgid water s was to foil
t o find homes located in its channel.
R ock Springs' poet luurentc, the well-loved Dnvid G. Thomas. wrote

11£ Bitter Creek in the cnrl)~years :
"Herc's Bitter Creek: an empty thi11g,
Save wlwn the melting snow in spring
R olls madly down the mountain's side
And fi lls its channel dcl'p and wide.
At times it nearly overflows
W ith dirty w11te1:, ns it goes
Beyond the home of Xonh , valters,
,vhe1·c it for a moment falters
To proudly view ,Tock Noble's cn.stlc
l3~_fore it t-turts to fight and wr estle
" rth old bottles, cam;, and sundries
Certnin men throw in on Sundays,

RocK SrmNcs. THAT GREW I NTO A GREAT Cnv

Mondays, Tuesdays a nd on a ll days.
''On it goes -- its filthy charges
Dush ag ainst o]d U ncle George's
H ouse on stilts, from which it dodges
P ast t he :-table of Fmnk H odges,
B_y W oll Di&lt;"kson's humble dwelling;
Chopping, grinding, booming, swelling,
Curling, whirling, onward evc1·
Till it flo ws i nto Green River.
0, Classic C'rcck ! rich in tradition
Of t rngcdy and ~L1pct·stitio n;
Youl' yei:tl'ly. n•d: lc1,s inundation
l' ro\'iUl'" th,· 111,•:l110: of Sllnitation ;
B esides. the I .ord knows ver y well
\Y ltc•n you hrn, 1•111·t;l'd your self of smell
, \ 11d l ) ll,cr rlii1114" I hid lll ll c h displease
You've f'l'ccd l llt' 1111111 of foul discnse."

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. CHEW [ NTO A GrtF:AT CITY
Roers: SP1t1NCS. T 11 'r

53

Water for domestic use was hauled by Ed Clegg from the sulphur
spring north of the town to the s torngc uu1·1·els t hut s tood uefore the
houses nnd stores, for twenty-fiye cents u bnnel. Later the rnilroud huule&lt;l
water from Green Ri\'er und Point of Hocks in tank cars and di:.tributed
it to the homes und s tores at the same cost. The rnili-oad used ri,·c1· water
nt Green lli,·cr for its wate r supply lank there, so it was thoug ht worth
while to run 11 water tmin daily to Rock !:ipri11gs. Jack S11y&lt;lt•1· wa,, th1:
conductor of the wnte r trnin at that tinll'. The water main from Cht•l'n
Rive1· wns started in 1887 und completed in 1888 .
Mining me thod:. we re Cl'Udc nut! p1·imitin•. Tlw coa l wa,, p ic~-111i11(•tl,
shot with black powder, huuled uy mule:. through the mi11e :,ft1 p l' lo llit•
outs ide, loadL-&lt;I into wagons and ta ken l o the rnilroncl t nH·k. 1\:- ;.,0011 a ,freight sc1·vice ''' Il l&gt; t•slublished. a spur was bu ilt to the 111i11,•,. Coal \\ a:,
then h1tulcd from the mines to chutes built 1tlong lhe mil mad I rnd,, for
coaling loc·0111otivei,.. ~ot until 1892 did "Old 'l'im1.•1· Charli,· S111i t h," lhc
fit-st cledric mine locomotiYc c,·e1· built. mnke it,, appl·ar:11H·l·. Enc-11 mi ner
curried nu oil la111p with II co tton wick nnd a n iron l•1111p pick lo Iii t up
the wicking, ns part o f his p e1·;,on11I equipment. The la11111, ,.:;l\ t• lilllc h!{hl.
but much ill-!,,melling smoke. Olcl time r, tell of wi tne-.,1ng the f,u 1lii--ttc
flickering light of many oil c1~p l1~111p::., a,, lhc 111cn ' " :11·111t·d _ac.· 1·0.,, tlw
s now-coYcrecl g 1·ound t o th&lt;.• 1111nes 111 the curly hou r .. ol till "111te r cla y,.
Since there were no !,,treet lamps in HoC"k Spring,, th, 1111•11 liacl to \\ l'H r
their cap lamps to wol'k, in 01·dcr t. o fin ~ th~i1· Ila ,, ti n111~h lhc ,,treet-l.
The.}' left home and rctun1ed thence 111 lhc11· p1l t.·loi hl,,
These old country miners, mo,,t of them . fro~l 1 En~land. Scot!nn~l.
\Vales and Ireland were u hardy lot, who g loncd 111 t heir cmftsmunsl11p
nnd w~re proud of t'he tons of con! th: .Y c·oul~l dig in t~ dny ._ A_ccust.omcd lo
hard work in their natiYe Jund, they did not forget tl11s lrnb1t 111 the lnncl of
·, a d op t 1'0 ,1• "In those days to admit that one could not
the Ecoal
ti•1e11
J ' shcnr
,, ti
from either rib wns to confess oneself n mighty poor coa 1 1gger,
,c 111-

O/rl officP building,,, Rock Springs. &lt;'reeled in the late seventies

,l[a11 Trip u 11,•1i111:, \o. Orw .l/iue. Rock , 111i11;5 ,, i n

1898

ploycs' :\Iuga1.ine of ~luy, 1_9:l6, recalls. "The s traight :;horn rib_:;_~~ . th,~
upper entries of old No. 1 Mine stood for ycnrs n monument to th&lt;.'11 !Skil!,
Wage~ in Rock Springs in the nineties were low, $1.75 to $ 3.00 for wlute
111en, nnd ~1.35 lo $1 .i5 for lhc Chinese and J apanesc, for ten hou t·s' work.
Tonnngc 1·11lc, wt n I, i -, d on ,crecned coa l, no p 1ty111cnt being made for
the ,,.(nC'k. wliid1 11 i t-. 111 rgPly was tc&gt;rl.
A t one time ,., l' I.. l'onl, t hen used onl y a,, ballm, l for sid&lt;- track s,
cuught fire nea1· ilh p011 der 1111tga1.ine of No: One ;\line. There was a. large
amount of black J&gt;owder in kegs stored in the maga;,;ine. ,vhen the fire
broke out lhc n•sidc11ts, lmving been wnrned, left immediately for the hills.
Taking their li,·es in their hnnds, a number of miners entered the powder
room, hauled the kegs outside, and rolled them down the hill. Their couruge and speed suved the mine and the sunounding homes from at least
pnrtinl destruction.

In man~• ways the town of Rock Springs grew up like a sturdy but
neglcct~d. c:lnld. No on_e looked far enough ahead in the early da vs to sec
the th,wmg 111~dern city t~at was to rise out of the early mini~g camp.
•!ust as no _e~gmeer had la,d .out the plans for the streets and houses, no
.Judg~ admm1stered the lnw 111 Rock Springs. The people became their
o~vn Judge, as they had become their own engineer. Sweetwater County
rden&lt;l;d011from Colorado to Montana, with the county seat at South Pass
ocdate
top of the Continental Divide far to the north In South Pns~
nn other gold-m'n•
th
1
·
1
ing camps,
e on y means of communication with

�H1s1'011v OF U N.JON P Ac1i:1c

Co,\I. M1Ni,;s
Rocr&lt; Srn1Ncs. THAT Gru:w I NTO A Gn~:AT CTTY

~icr of his comin~, un&lt;l some of h.is CXJH:riences, arc told Ly his daughter
m_a pi~mphlct entitled "~rn,.ds of \'V yoming," puLlishcd in ,January, 1931,
P 1 e~n1_ed for the V\~yo1111ng State Department of History. The follow in
sto1 Y 1s recounted m the doctor's own words;
g
''Th~ uftcrnoo~1 of the day _we renched Rock Sµ1·ings (Dr.
Woodru~f was_ on lus way from lus te111po1·1u·y home in L11nd1, r to
Greem_ River wit}~ u group of men), the_y brought in a minci· fi, 0111
~&gt;ne of t!1e coal m~11~s who had hurt his buck in nu accident 1tncl was
m n serrnus ~011d1t10n. The nearest physician lived in Ruw]i 11 ~ and
th~_v we·r c gomg to send for him when one of th~ boys in n, y i··1n·t v
sa,d:
•
•
•
'' ' \Yhy don't you use our surgeon?'
"'Brjng him over here, quick,' was the rep ly. 'lVe didn 't
know you had u surgeon in your party.I
"\VelJ, I fixed the man up - and let me t ell You he 11·n~ in bad
shape when I r~ached him, but I made n. nent ,fob of it and that
rn~de me feel mighty good. As a consequence, that nl'xt night the
mmer s got t~gethcl' and held a meeting. ,-l 'he_y sent a committ&lt;-'c t o
tell me they liked my work and ,vould fix. me up l'io·ht if I would stn y
there. I 1·eplied that I didn't intend to rcmuiu in tl1e \Vest only 1011 ;,.
enough to recoYer from past 01·crwork, and the verr most I ·would
do would be to sign a six months' contrnct, with the· undcrst:;inding
that I probably wouldn't stay there after it expired. Well, sir, the
upsl1ot was that they accepted my conditions. I went on to Green
lliver, from thel'C back to Lan&lt;l~r, and again to Rock Springs,
where I started to work the first of X ovembcl', 1880. ) 1 v intention
had bc1.:n to stit)' there six months. I remained ten vc:1trs as resident
surgeon for the Union Pacific Railroad Cami&gt;anv
.
. and it&lt;.
mmcrs.
"In addition to my work ns surgeon for Hit' l ' nio n P ocjfic, I
soon became rnedical exnminer for the Bankers Lifr Association.
an insul'unce company of Des Moines, Iowa, and still luter was
appointed medical exnminc1· for the .Koi-thwestcm Masonic Aid
Association. In 1882 or 1883 I was elected superintendent of
schools for Sweetwater County. At that time Sweetwater County
e_xtcnded nearly n.cross the state - or rather territory-of "ryoming, and took in what is now Sweebrnte1· and Fremont Counties.
The ,~ryoming Commissioners of Pharmacy was organized on Mny
10, 1886, with myself elected as fil'st chairman of the ol'ganizntion
and Fred P. Shannon as secretary. In August, 1886, I took the
examination aud became a registel'ed pharmacist. There arc still
some of the prl'scriptio11 blanks of the Central Drug Store of Rock
Springs - ,J. ·w. Gates, proprietor - in my old medical case.

" As I mentioned before, the 11eurcsl physician lived in Rawlins.
.H e 111nJe occasion1tl l'isits to Rock Springs to cal'C for the sick
,rnd was cullc&lt;l l&lt;&gt; u ttcnd the more serious cases, there being no doctor there before I came. \Vhen this gentlem1111 heard the miners, in
ctmjunctio11 with the companies, hU;d hired me, he came rigH to
town, hunted lll L' up and sta rted to misc hell. H e said .I wns poadiin rr on hi s ~l•rri~o r r, 1t11d I'd ha1·e to get out or he'd have me nm
fJl~ - 'l'hu t oinde md p retty mad. I told him I didn't consider it consistent wit h professional ethics fol' one doctor to trc1tt another as
he was doing, thut this wn.~ virgin territo1·y open to all comers,
that it wus not my intention to make this my home pcl'muncntly,
but that 11 0 man tould run me o ut uf t()wn, un&lt;l ns long as I Wll.-S
there I intended to '111:tkc good.' So t he doctor went out, hunted up
some of Iii:" l'ri~Hds n111ong t he 1\Iolly :Maguires and uskcd them to
help him ru11 ·tlml l'cnde1·foot doct or out of town.' As a consequence, for sonic li ttle time I wa_s the object of threats nnd attempted jntimidations by the group whose aid the doctor had en ·
listed. F ur i1i-..t11nrc, mw morning I was forced to use m_v gun to
chuse two big, IJ1·u11·11y Scotchmen, brothers, out of my office.
.Another time 1.1 rnw of ':\Iollys' were sitting on an embankment just
ncro,;s the ,fr1·et (ro1 11 tlw front door of my office. A new n1lc or
h1w hatl r l'ccnLly gone inl'o dfott mu.king it. impossible to get any
whiskey during ccrl'ain hours without a prescription. rrhese men
began betti11g they could get one from me, and finally one of their
m1111bcr wn:,; told to 'Go get a prcscriptio11 ft-0111 that tenderfoot
doctor.'
HJ was ready for tl1c fellow with my gun ni; soon ns hewn lkccl
iutu Ht(' oflkL· nntl opened his heaJ. I made him back up to the wall
;tncl :sit do1111 011 the floor 1tgni11st the buscbonr&lt;l-nnd I'kcpt
him there t'o l' a couple of hours, witl1 the men on the e1n.bnnkment
outside patiently awaiting the out.come, ns though it were u sporting event. When I finall y let t he fellow go, told him to clear out, his
t'ompauions jeered and ridiculed him plenty. They kept it up, too,
so l10t and heavy thn.t before they got through he hnd to lenve
town. Ami still another time n man cnmc in demnnding his money
because Ill' had 11ot uecded my seJ·viccs. I l'cfusccl to give it to him.
H e said:
"'That's all l'ight, Doc. I see you going out of here at nll
hours of the night und I'm going to lny for _you bchin&lt;l some of
the;.;e piles and some dark night I'll get you.'
"The! rnilroad rnn l'ight thl'ough the nrnin sti-cet of town nnd
they alwn.ys had 11 grcntmuny tics nnd one thing or nnothcr stacked
uround.
""\&lt;Vcll, sir,' I replied, 'now I'll just tell you what I'll do.
'When I go out I'll have rnJ medicine ense in my left lurnd nnd in
the right pocket of 111)' overcoat I'll have a mi,g bty fine littl1• g-un.

57

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H1sTonv oF UNION PACIFIC CoAr, MINES

• J1t J1 -- 11d will be on it all the time. If you're going to lay
1d
1u
my you'll
rig
"
•
· k•
for me
)111
,·c to luy mighty quiet
or cIsc bc damned qu1c
nbout it or I'll wjng you.'
"Finally the group of Molly i\Iuguires who were ~1·ying to
111 nke things uncomfortable for me left me alone. They said:
"'Aw, you can't bluff that ten~cr~oot out of tow~. O~ ~ou1:se,
you cull kill hirn, but you can't blutl lum out, und besHle;, it ;, kind
•of liundr to Iinve a "doc" n1oun
• d'."

HocK Sl'lt t •cs. 'f1rAT GnEw INTO A G1n:AT C tTY

59

·t , vyoming and Wnshingto;1, D . C.,
few." Senator C. D . Clar~, of Evans, ~n'omin Co;! and Mining Company,
t an Old Timeri;' ba.nquct,
I • self u forn1cr officer in the old . y .
11111 .b.
desert
ing tl1e R ock Springs of tlus peno n

3

observed:
.
.
.
ttructiYe little town set down in w~mt
"This, then, "as the un~
t.
of unsavory reputation,
wn. pra ctically ll. d esert b~s~c~\ ;:1:e~~a: man or beas t . One would
whose 11'!1 tcr" fu nush&lt;'d no I e I e.

There :tre few of this generation who know much ubou t Hu:- onctinic•
much fctll'l'cl ''.:\Iollv ~Iuguircs." This society, sec ret in d1nrnl·l t•1·. w,t-, oraunized in lfdan&lt;l° in 18f3 to intimidnte bail iff;; and prot·c;,:.. "l'l"\' l' J'-, t•n;,tged in l'ollccting land rents from the pea~n'.1try._A ~imilar :.11cidr u11d~1
tl1e :.u111c name was organized in the coal 111111mg &lt;l1:.ti-acb;. of Pl·11n,,:yh 1~1110
in 187i. The Amcrjcan society, in no wny related to the Irish o rgn111zaho11.
wns highly crjminal in charu.~ter, its object t_hat of keeping ollw r fun•ig11
born labor out of the coal mines. After a penod of murde1· and II n,011 . till'
lender:. were arrested, tried and executed, ending this !awl,•, -. urgunizntion. It is more than probable that the few me111bers loca ll cl in Hock
Springs t'ame from P ennsylvania, a s there is no record of lod_!.!c organization in Wyoming.
Cp to the middle of the se,·entil'S, before the Chinese &lt;'llllll' lo Hock
Sp1·ings in an_y great numbc1·s, the men mnde goo~I wngt•i- and m•rc ;,11111~·whnt independent, as told by the few men now nll\·e who lht•n worked 111
tlw mines. O11e of these old timers pictu re:. the ,..j tu11tio11 in Llti ... 1111111n&lt;'r:
'"l'hc miners ,1·e1·e getting sc,·en cenb. n bui-hd for &lt;'onl and
their work was stendy. So they became prl'tty ind1•1wnd ent. O,w
of our fornrite stunts, when we wanted to go out of the mine ancl
piny around n little, was for one of the lll{'ll to be d10s1.•n h., tht·
others to throw his cup in the air. If it stayed up, then ,1 c stayed
on the job. 'l'hc bosses l·ouldn't do much about it. 'rill' lilll·-u p of
bosses t hen was about the same as it is now. There woultl be till'
g1.•ncral manager, under him would be n superintenden t, and under
him would be an inside und outside boss for each mine and bosses
of the blnch111ith shop, the stables, the mcchnnicnl dcpn1·tml'nt,
nnd -othcrs. I was a driver in ~o. Three. There were no motors in
the mines then. There were a few horses, but most of the hauling
was done by mules. After the coal company was formed, the stock
was impro,·ed considerably. There were many mules worth $200.00
a head. The &lt;lrin!rs got $2.25 to $2.50 n day for ten and twt:lvehour days."
The first bank was organfaed iu R ock Springs in 1887 by :Mr. Augusline Kcn&lt;lnll, representutive of u group of Laramie bankers. An older man
in the Laramie bunk had been giYen the oppor tunity to open the R ock
Spring~ hank but, after looking OYer the town, he turned down the offer
with the com111ent that "Chinamen arc too numerous nnd white men too

No. 8 Mine, Rock Springs, and some of the men who worked in it thirty-two
rears ago when lliis picture u·as taken. The men are, standing: George Harris

(now Deputy Sherif/), James H. Jones (deceased), Geo. Fitchett, Jack Jones, Joe
lredalr (1927 President Old Timers Association). Bill Brown, Mark Leasson
(,leceased), Chris ]oltnson (Cumberland ), Sleve Peanuts, Tont Sulton. Sitting:
I. E. _Lee, Jim Iredale (deceased), Jolin Cltokie, Sandy Fletcher, Tommy Twardoski, George Boyer, Johnny Knapp, Erk Wade, Jolin Garrison and Marinus
Hansen (deceased).

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Hoc~ 51'1t1Ncs. Tu \T G1n;w INTO A GnEAT C1n

HisToRY or UNION PACIF"tC Co.u. l\l1N1::s
t me to make o. record. A showing of profits could only cot1te

~~ k:ping down expenses. so I )1nndlcd all banking duties, book-

keeping, etc., then cleaned _the windows, swept the_ floors, and polished up the handle of the big fron_t door. T he showing at the end of
the first year was sufficiently satisfactory to warrnnt the conversion of the bank into a Nntionnl Bnnk under the name of the
'First Nntionn1 Bank of Rock Springs'."
Frank Pfeiffer, bookkeeper for Tim Kinney and Company, came to
the bank as assistant cushier. In later years this bnnk licc11nw the Pir:,t
Securitr Bank, being by thnt time locntcd in new and hl•ttt'r &lt;1uartcrs.
The original butcher sl10p became successively the "~ayy , n.loon'' and the
site of the Yellowstone Hotel The Rock Springs X11tion11 I Ilank \\ll!&gt; organized in 1892, nnd the North Side State Bunk in 191 :2.
D. :\1. Thayer, the town's first undertaker, cnmc to H ol'k : p ring,, in
the Inte seventies. Up to this time burials had been of th&lt;.' mo:. t p rimitive
kind. At one time the miners had had to ransack the town to fi nd " a woman
who could pray" to assist in the burial service. Tha)'Cr took ove r 111 a competent way and soon became an integrnl part of the town . H e :nnde the
coffins when occasion demanded and used the Beckwith-Quinn s tore wagon
as a hears~. Later h_e was conn~cted with The .tTnion Pacific oal &lt;'ompnny
as a clerk m the mam office. Hts greatest scrnce to the town was not however, a business sen-ice, but a social one. Assisted by hi:; wife, Thn re;. took
a_ leading ~art in _the life of Rock Springs until his dcnth. Tlw couple's
gift for neighborliness made them sought by nil persons in ;;icknci;;, and
berenYement. Together, the.~· organized Sunday Sdtoob nnd I aught the
;lasses. Mrs. Thayer, cspccially, was acti,·e in the t own. Said David G.
rhomns on the occasion of ::\frs. Thayer's death:
"_The house was the shrine where the young girls of that dav
wor~h1pped,_and :Mrs. Thayer was the magnet thnt attracted an~I
retnmed their love and affection- yes, nnd to the end of her life."
~Iuch has been said about the deep, gentle kindliness of the womtin but
l\Ir. Thomas summed it nil up when he wrote "She was J. ust natu1'.o.llv
,
•
good•" l\I1•s. Tbayer 1•t ."'11~ wh o tn_ught mnn.v of' the Rock Spl'ings
matrons
of toda_y to speak then· httle "pieces" in the school and Sundn v School
e~tert~mments, when they were still in long black cotton stock.ings and
~ort ; 0 cks. As_ they g rew older, she ol'ganized them into o. "Young
oman 5 _1\fo_rch~ng _Club," a club which by dint of strenuous effort bectlam~ ta~ ms tt tutton m the town. The young lo.dies were so proficient in
1e m r1cate 6gures of the d ·11 tl t t.h •
•
xh'b't'
f
ri s la
ey were often called upon to give
e. 1 i ions or benefits and other charitable enterprises.
Socio.I life in the
• swnd dlmg
•
. town was•, I10,re,·er, s t'll
1 m
clothes. B oy
S cou t an d Camp Fire Girl t1·
•
t
·
.
oop:.. were ye to come and the ch1ld1·en
of
th e t own relied on the c)
I
d
ti
I
•
'
.
I
. d
iurc an 1e sc 1001 to give them their onlv orgo.n1ze amusements For the 0Id
h
..
•
•
h.
h
er persons t ere were two dancing floors,
where ti rt
1
IC e e, w ic included all who knew how to dance, gather ed. One

. bovc the "Fountain," the other above the South PMs saloon on the
wn:.tla .1·de 'fhe1·c a "cnller" would shout out the figures fol' the old fashnor i s •
I
h
•
. •d square dunces, and t 1cre too t c mmel's waltzed and did the polka
ion; the schottische. More informal gatherings took pince at the miners'
when George Fitchett would sing "Better Than Gold," "Do Leave
~fmcHarry" and "Coppers ,viii Turn to Silver," or Davy Thomas and
• . ~' horb, would keep u crowd till lnte at night shouting for more, fol'us co the mine whistle
.
•
Igetting
t llllt was to blow so soon •m t he mornmg.

;i° .

Following the Chinese
Riot nnd ) lassacre of 1885,
under an after agreement
requested by the Chine~e
Gove!'nment, a company of
United Stutes soldiers was
s tntion ed at the Rock
Springs barrncks, built to
house the soldiers. Society
was enlivened by the officers
nnd theil' families, who en·
tered eagerly into the smnll
life of the town. A club Ol'
mcsshouse, which was in
chnrge of a colored mun and
his wife, soon drew unmar·
r ied business men, coo.I clepnl'tmeut officials, and officers from the Post togcthel'.
The club wits well l'&lt;.'.!!Ulntcd,
having the usuo.1 stn~ of officet·s Md dil'ectors, including an l\ctive ste~rnrd. Each_
member took his turn ns
. C d
I
steward for one month, mo.kMajor A. C. Griffiths, Crenadt~r ue' :;na, . g purchases of food, and
nnd later Drum Major, Rock Spr1ngs &lt;m •
ecking and okaying all
1

:i

. A ust ICendall recalled:
bills. Describing the steward sI11p, ug
.
I
to fill ns tastes differed, o.n~ too
"It wasn't the easiest P nee . a c ~r hamburger with omons,
frequently corned beef and cabb g . fon
1 Dr Stevenson, Post
bl'Ought howls from those with poor di~r n~d w~s called upon to
doctor, was accredited as the bes~ provi er y a congenial one, nod
do double duty. " 1 e lived well, •t e compnnb
•
d our 011\C· l,,
wit wisdom and "·ickedncss en1ivene
,
took the pince of the club. The1:e
For the mnnied men, the snloo~s
dt
"Uncle George" H arris
were saloons of almost every nntionnhty 11 \ ypef Leadville and the "wild
0
patterned his so.loon and dance hall afte1• t ose

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fl1sT011 Y or UN10N P ,c1F1c Co.,L i\llN~:s

west" mining cnmps. A Finnish saloon wns run by Jacob. Santalu. nod
R ock Springs WllS to remember the name of the snl?o~ n~d 1b, J)l'oprieto ..
long nfter it for.,.ot
the other bunooms. A trng1c lllc1dent struck the
0
m&lt;'morY cleep into tlll' miners' minds. On July 17, 1891, nntnln and ,Jacob
Hilli. ~ Finn li,·ing nt AJmy~ met in ~nntnln's so.loo~ _to tt~lk e&gt;Vt•r the fll'oposition that they ,;houlcl go 111to bus111ess together. 1 hey mter:-persed theil'
c·o,n•ersntion with frequent sips from S~ntidu'., wares, the :-ips growing
more frequent us the talk progressed, until_ nt length they forgot nil about
the proposition the,v wished to settle nnd 111 11 pleu:.ant glow turned their
thoughts to self congratulntion. As en&lt;:h mun praised pl'Ofu:-cly hi:. 011,11
talents in mrious fields, the con,·cr:mtion swung to the topic of pi-.to)
shooting. 1111d hecmnc nn argument us to whic·h man wns the lwUt'r pistol
shot. D ec·icling to settle the question, they fonded Snntnla's pi,tol. hitc·hecl
up his hot'se 1111d buggy, nnd stnl'ted with gl'l'nt solr111nity for I lu &lt;·111,ntrv
to /ind a suitable tnrg&lt;'t. In ord&lt;'r to 11111ke the occ111,ion l'l' ally worth whil~
they took with them n keg of beer 11nd two fla sk,, of whii,kc., hut 1,1' thl'.
time they al'rin•d nt No. Six T own they cliscovereci they had rwglN·f·&lt;•d to
bring uny drinking utensil with them fro111 which to qunfl' th&lt;•il' beer.
Sunhiln pulled up befot'e the home of Uichnnl Johnson 1111d 11"kt·cl t o bol'rnw II glnss.

Hoc K

P1u;-.c s. 1'11 \T G1u:w I NTO \ G11E.\T CITY

brother of O'~cun. ugc 9: D onuld Dwain Cooper. age 8; nnd Da\'i&lt;l Frnnk-

1'111 Chnrnbcrlutn , age 7.

'!'he five: littl0 fellows, C'tl l'rying a .22-calibcr rifle, studcd out after
lunch hour o:-tcn:-ihl): to hunt rnbbits. A young Chinese boy, ,John Jew, wn&amp;
with tlw party, ll'1l1'111g thc111. lwwevc1·, before 1 :15 p. m., when the ncci1•nt oc·c·urrecl. It ,cent:. thut the boys nm across n box resting among
c. \nc ,rrca,-('11•ood hushes, firing into the box at very close rnnge, the con;~nts ~1nquc,tionnbl_v n . high explosive wl)ich exploded with such force
t i nt tlw thilclrc11 11 cr e ltter1,lly blown to piece:... The scene of the last cxp;osion ,1·1h but a few yard:, from t he locntion of t he powder house thnt

...

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"n'hnt lll'l~ you fellows doing with thn t pistol?'' .roh11i-on 11 ,krd
"Oh, ,·e going to shoot," Jncob told hi111. Suntaln eu r efullv cli111bed
ba~k into t l1_e buggy 1111d droYe off in the direction of the p oll'dc,· house,
which co11t1111~cd ~ .21:J_ keg~ of blnck powdc•r and 550 pound, of giunt
powdcl'. Ilcnr111~ 111 111111d l11s dett'rmi1111 tion to Jll'O\'C: him sci f the bettel'
shot. Snntnfo tncd n :.hot nt the powdl'I' houst• door but mi:--.c•cl.
Seeking a!1o~hc1· nnglr of a ttut.'k. he dro,·t· n 1·01rnd I lw powde l' house
nnd ~topped ~ntl11n tweln~ feet of it. He tried 1111otlll'I' :-hot. ancl ihi:. t ime
he did not miss. Almost at once thcrr wa..; ldt hut n giant l'l'ntcr where:
~he powder house had formerly stood. The mil l'oad truC'h tl111 t ran bc ·idc
it W&lt;'rc torn and twisted. Xcurby boxcnl's and Robert Gib,on',; :-table nnd
henhouse we_re destroyed nncl his hmnt• w11s \\Tt&gt;cked. :\Ir. 11 ncl }frs. H er bed
Crofts had .Just l)loYed into II newly completed home. Tlw house and furnitul'~ were ~emolishcd. The homt•s of the Johnson's. T,t•wis's " ' niters',
In111c'i;
• ·' s,
· a 11 o f . "·I10111 1·1,·cd n&lt;.'n rby. wel'e' dumngcd.
., . nncl G o:ss
..
, C'l11lto11'"
.
:\Ii s. Jol:u~on _recc1Ycd ll sca~p luc&lt;.'rnhon, nnd the eighteen montlt old Chilton bub.' 1 cceiYcd n &lt;'llt on 1t,; ncc·k. ::\Iany other persons were in or near
th~ ~nmngccl houst•s, but no one else wns hurt. Pol'tions of S1tntnla and
Htllt Wt•rc.- gathered from Ill&gt; for 1mny 11s three hund1·ed Ynrds, nnd parts
of the horsl• wc1·t• blown one hundred nnd scYcnt_y-fi\'c .va1:ds.
. 'l'he l'\'~nt of ,July 11, 1891, wns repl'Oduced in nn even more trngic
~tcctdc•nt wluc·h occ·urn•d forty-eight yenrs lntcr, in which the li,·es of five
111
mrnhii·r boys ll'l'l'l• "nuffl'cl out in ll frnc-tion or a sC&lt;·ond on Su nday nfter110 11
~ • Octoher 2!J. rn:m, the ffrc young bo,·s, lllCl't• d1ilclren. l Vnlter V11lent111c Hern•ra
t
•, •·trr
r-,e• I·&gt;•
-, O'D t•nn G r1tnt, age• 11; Lawrence Gordon Grun,

• Off'ice at Rock Springs in the Eighties
Tire Coal Dqartmenl ii, 1we
.
fi • 1891 F . tragedies in the history of Rock
wns _exploded· by pistol re 111
•
c,~ \'hich the fi"c little fellows were
Springs caused more sorrow than th at tr1 'd.
d' ·t .- ·t mourned with the
destroyed 1tnd the whole city nnd surroun rng is uc
ber&lt;'n,·~d fnmilie:. of the five children.
cl t ti c nploycs of The Pnion
0
Another grcnt trngcdy which occ~trre_ .
~\ 'ur little Girl Scouts in
Pacific Coul Company wns the loss b.v l'O\\ nmg O
·v
~.• k• I ,uk·e, ,v~on11ng,
; •
carh
192tl8 • •. ages were:
.H•11• L•or
• in August, 'ti
t
The nnmes of the girls who wci·e )oS ' wi I lCII
'
Mnrgnn•t :\I in ton Cnrd, ngc clev~n,
i\Iinnic H ose Fomcngo, nge th ,rtcrn,
H enn Angeli, nge clc\'CD, .
R eta Snrnh Tolton, ugc mne.

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lllSTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

The bitter sorrow occasioned b)• this most unfortunate nccident w
softened by the courngeous way in. which the f ~the1·s and mo!hers m~~
their nppnlling loss a s well ns the_ fine couruge d1spl_ayed by :\[is:; Aileen
~IcQuecn, of Laramie, :i\Iiss ,Joscp_hme R ~ssell of Shendnn, tt.nd 1\1 r. Joseph
lVebb, of l\7nshington, D. C:, trnmcd s,nm~1ers who saved four out of the
eight girls that went down with the boat wl11cl1 foundered .
•
••• "" ' •• . , ~-= :- - : ~ :..; .:. -: - .. • : - C" - ~ ~ : •• $ ~ ! ·-:- ~ ~ \Q •• e.' ',
Writin"' of the denth of these lovely children, ::\ Iiss ,Jt•-;sc .:\lcDit~;:.;;id
Editor of The Employes' nlngnzine said:
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RocK Srn1NCS, TH AT GnEw INTO \ GREAT CiTY

67

. 1 1'l unnge r of the Coal Department. The fire ~tntion WM housed
then Gcuein_. " )\· •• trcets in a shed ten feet square. ilemhers of the 11rottp
,um
•
"'
·rth
I
at F bo,•c D t tii"'...S Dntg Store on South Front Street, where the Ycllown1cl n
t l now stnnds. The fire alarm was sounded by the whistle of No.
stone Ho e

"Ench one of these gone were so needed, wen: :.o lo"cd i11 lrn11it•..,
and by parents - nnd b_v us who were thei r trnop 111atl'l,. And d r at Ii
hnd come, a \I'll}' from their homes and mo titers. And \I l ' 11 i:n • t hl'rl·
and &lt;'ould not Sil ,·e them. The saddest, saddes t day " l' ,., e r k ru•w.
llut mothers arc brnvc while they suffer and these four 11 , re IO\·d ,·."
Returning to the old days, "The Cl,ll'k H oi,e Co111pa 11y •• Ho(·k
Springs' fii-st group of volunteer firemen, hnd been orgnni1t•cl nln10,t n
yrar. J oc Englewood, now a resident of Poeutcllo, Idaho. 11 a:- th, ehicf
of the group of twenty-four men. Their equipment t'On:-i),tc·d o f II lianddmwn hose reel nnd fiye hundred feet of hose, donated by )Ir D . 0. ( ' lurk,

RE RocK SPRtNcs

FIRE DEPARTllENT

.
f' der.arlment,
f the Rock Springs ire ,.
The top picture shows the members
H d' g Paul Emerick, Jack M~t•
taken in 1907. Left 10 right, they ar~: Bert AarS;;,uler, Ed Oliver, Billy Muir.
tl,ews, Bob Watts, Dan D. Poller (C/uef ), F. •

So~tE OLo T1M E MEMBERS OFT

O

~/embers. of Rock Springs l1 olunteer Fire Departnu:nL in 1891. with tlieir
~henshed egu1pm~rzl. a chemical engir!e and a /our-wheeled /iose carriage. Readmg from left lo right, they are Charlie Warren now with the McCurtain Motor
Co.; Cliris Jolinson. former Alaster Mechanic ~t Cumberland; Eric Sweetland,
Jesse James, '?Ito used to be blacksmith at No. 1 illine (deceased}; Jim Ross
(dece~sed); hni lflard. brother of Sam Ward, merchant, Rock Springs; Chris
Bunning, former Mayor of Rock Springs; Tony Miclwelson; Tommy Powers
(deceased); ~els l/~(1sen; John Forndran, 1d10 was Chief, Rock Springs Fire
Department; I eler Eimer (deceased); Joseph Iredale.
And mounted on the equipment. are: Eric Sweedene, William Iredale and
•
Bill Fomdru11,

and Frank Cousins.

he City Hall, and shows
.
ho were as
• 1906 in front of l
k
Tlte lower picture was ta en zn
d artment at that 11me, w t County
the apparatus and the members of tl(,Ch .el) Mike Da11kowslci (pfreseTI k) Dr.
follows: left lo riglil: Dan D. Pouer
l~l: Chipp (on steps 0 . 'otson' and
Sheriff), Frank Rogan (Undert,aker),
In Musgrove, M~rlln._ back left
D~vis (dentist). On far side of true : Ce~rge fflise. sta11dwg Ill
'
drivers Sam Ramsa')' and John Forll(/ran.
of driver's seat.

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�HISTORY or UNION PACIFIC Co \l. l\rJNEs

68

Hoo, . l'IHNGS, Tlli\T CnEw JNTo , GREAT C1Tv

69

• , iid 110 t the )enst of the difficulties of the firc111c n \l'a:,; to lo"at.
0 ne ;,11111c,
a
•
I t ti
1·
1•·
" c

the fire. In 18!):.'. when ~o. Four ~l~nc cat~g 1 re, 01·111cr • ire Chief .J. K
Forndrun rcc·alls, the men could fwd nt·tthcr blaze n_or :-.111o_kc .. They returned to their homes, only to be called buck to the n1111e:., th1:-. t 11nc t·cnlly
•
finding the fire, rescuing thirty mules by block and tnckle.

A truly western method of tnking fire hose to the ncarcst h_rdrnnt
was in YO"~e nt this time. A m1111 011 horseb11c·k would t ie the l'lld of the
hose to hi: :-addle horn and dig his spurs &lt;lccp into his horM•s flank:- while
someone adjusted the reel. The h~sc w_ould arri,·c nt the_ tit·c fir,t. \\'itii
the ndvent of the bicycle crnr.c, with e1~hken hund~·cd ~&gt;H·y~·fl•,, _l'l'clalin~
scdnteh· about the st reets of Rock Spnngs, the enhrc firl• tight 111g f'ot·ce
clescl'ted the hor:.c for the wheel, nnd took to lhl· high. 11;11 r1111 ,.1clrllt• of
the bic..·_rc-lt•. The Cliu·k Hose Company wns suN·c•c·cft.tl in li111,· hy "The \\'.
K. I .ct• Yoluntccr Fire Company," who chose J. E. l•'o n 11lrnn fn r their
chief.

I )

In a F ebruary of the earl_y nineties, the minutcl- of th, firl' t·ompnny
record this typicnl notntion, instructing "c,·cry fireman p r, ,enl lo go t~
the Opera House tonight and help dccornte the hnll for Ilic cl 111cc 1111 "'n~h!ngton's Birthday." "Dig fires" nnd the nights and dny::- ul big lire,., li\'e
111 the memory of those men who fought them. In 189,i tlw l•:d u,11· Opl'l'fl
House burned and in 189i the Wyoming Gcmcrnl H o,,pitnl 1,ur~ul to the
ground. All of the patients 1re1·e rescued and
rcmo,·ed to the C i t y
Hnll. )Icmlil•rship in tl{e
\'Oluntecr fire corps was
no light re,,ponsibilit_r:
it meant d11nger, colt!,
1111&lt;1 discomfort lo the
1m•n who belonged. Once
the compnn_r was tnllcd
to rescue n fnmi)y marooned bv tl1wcl • in a
home in .Bitter C'r&lt;'ck
ehnnnel, and onl·e the
- - - -- .:..... .._
men hncl to leu,·c n banquet in their best clothes
T 11E OR1c1x.~L RocK SPRINGS c.~u:oo~uN CLua
to 1rnswcr the u1·ge.nt
From left lo right: TT'illiam Young. a brother of
summons of the min c
whistl&lt;'. Fomclrnn giws loh11 B. l'oung; Alex (Sandy) Spence: Robert
us the ston- of the Lurn- (Bob) Smith: Dadd Muir; Alex tSanrlr) 8Pt·erqnet fire: •
idge: Jol,11 B. I ]olwnie) Young.

"It

•

was 111 1900. The firemen were sc1·1-inn- u banquet in their
own hall o,·er the npparntus 1·oom nnd the banquet \\'llS almost
l'Mdy wht•n tltl' fire alarm sounded.' "'c were in our dress clothes

Interior o/ nt,/ / 1 ,•r Plant at Rock Springs. Paul Paulson, reading at
desk, Joe ,lJ,,, ll,,Hick ( ,·reased) standing.

. 111 , .... o. One •slope• \Ve worked for. two hourst before
1c1 the h•n . ,,a-.
I
awt ot the: tin,
•
u tt Ic t. con t1· o I' but when we dtd we wen
d iome,
. d
e
g
I
,ui·
t·lollw-.
found
our
wives
nnd
,;weethearts,
nn
sta,te
Clmngcc I
'
. "
the party nll O\' l r uga111.
.
Four yc1tr~ litter Lile fi re o1·gunirntion was changed from a voluntee1

•- •
·t b ' Stearns-Roger
View of extension to power ho_use at Rock Springs. Bm t )
.llanu/acturing Company, Denver, Ill 1936.

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HI STORY OF UNION P AC IF IC COAT. MINF.S

H ocK Srn1Ncs. TRAT GnF.w I NTO A GREAT CJTv

71

of Roc
k Spt·ings,
g ro"P t o a pn.1·tly ptti"d one' n11cl wn.s named
·1 "The dCity
c
.

• "' Dcpn I·tmen t"
on Pilot
Fll'e
• I n 1923 the c.ity
• b u1
· It n secon
·
t111·c Istnbon
d
of
$12
000,
wit
I
cqu1pmc11
va
uc
at
$20
Cost
t
Butte A\"cnnc a a
' '
I·
' 000·
Chief F orndran was for years driven a bout to fires by 11s young daughter,
)lary.

Old /J11 um !'f11n / building al Rock Springs; photograph taken in 1901
, 0 nccounl of R otk
prings in the curl_)' days is complet: without
mcnt i1111 of ti, ,p1rit of the town and of thc_mme officers and bu~1~ess _1~1•c ·1~
who fn., tt'rcrl tlrnt -.pil'il. ~lnny of the bus iness men began t hen c1uc~1,,
cl j,,., 111" coal in 1tltl S o. Om• ~l ine. I n this pioneer company wer e such _men
iiidcfuti~r,abll· ~layor 1'. C. B unning, who turned the cou ..sc of Ditter
11

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A N EARLY LOCAL BAND

l'hotograpl, of the first Union Band at Rock Springs. .l/osl of the players
appearing therein ll'ere members of the Union, and many of them were em•
ployed ill Compan,• mines at Rock Springs. The picture. from, best information
obtainable, was taken in 1907, in front of the United States Post Office al Rock
Springs, on North Front Street, locatio11 of the present Smoke House.
Mr. Dutton. Director, in front. with cornet.
Front roll': 1. Ettore Allais; 4, Alex Thaler; 5, Chas. Spence, Sr.; 6. Jo!tn
Oblock.
Seco11tl Row: 1, Anton Justin; 2, Urban Toucher ; 3, Wm. Powell ; 4, James
Duncan.
, Third row: l. Wright Tr' alker ; 2! William Symes; 3. Jim Symes; 5, Arthur
TT alters; 6, Dau Adams; 7, Abe Jones; 9, Bob Symes; ll, George Peterson.
Back row: J. Chas. Spence, Jr.; 2. John Highley; 4, Ed. Anesi; 7, Joe
Shuster.
(1'/iose not identified are unknown.)

View of 5000 K. W. Turbo-Generator in Rock Springs Power Plant

�73

J-lisTonv oF UNtOi\' PACIFIC CoAL ~hNES

Roct&lt; SrmNCS, Tn,,T Gnr-:w I NTO A GnEAT C 1Tv

Creek nnd brought :;anitation and order to R Ol:k Springs; John W. Hay,
. :d t f the l"irst ~ationnl Bunk ; J . H• .' oung. of the ,J. ll. Yo\lng
P 1 CSI en O
I • •k f t) H k S •
!\forcuntilc Company; Frn.nk I(e_rs 11s1l11 .' ,~, k IC f
p prtgH
•s ( 'ommerciul Comvan)·; John Hcrtngnolh; ~om u1.. , o
1c 111..
old; Gus
Sturhohu, of the lt'iunish Co1mner~wl Corn~any, and a host of o_thcrs.
There were some, too, who were neither business men_ nor offi~cn; 10 tlw
Coal Company, but only Joyal cmploycs nnd_ workers_ 111 the- nrn~l'S. 'l'herr
was ,follll'S ~foon, who was to become the_ fi~·st pres1de11t of 1 he lJnion
J&gt;ncific Coal Com puny Old Timers' AssOl'llllion . And. then: wcr~ ollicrs.
like •·Geordie" Young, who arc rcmembcrccl not for their uccompli,.,hml'nb,
but for their loyalty and good humor. '_'Geordie," n_ ~::ic-ot who l"llllle to
R ock Springs when the railroad was. still twc~t?' mil&lt;'-. a\\ ay. from the
town, hns become tt purt of Hock Spr111g:. trnd1t1011. and old l1111t·r:-. loYc
to tell stories of his canny sayings and hi:; shrewdnc::,:., A f1\\ c&gt;nle ..(;&lt;•ordic"
unecclotc is the talc of "Geordie" trnd the sewing machine n~•·n t. Thl agent.
• 11111c11111,
• 111
• Iind
n predatory snlcsmun, had soId "Gcol'c1·1c' ~" w1•fc a ~cwmg
condition, on the installment plun. After the payment of l!u- finul 111~tnllment, the uooent, loath to lose so good a source of rcvcnuL , nllccl 1111 ~lrs.
Young to i~spcct the mnchinc, n11d in the cou1--c of hi-, 111-,pt•ction , manaacd to tnke it apnrt. Kneeling on the floor, parts of th1: ~, ,, ing 111nchinc
st';·ewn nil ubout him, the agent explnincd glibly that 1t 11otild l'O:-t ut
least ten dollars lo rcusscmblc them. '·Geordie," who hnd bn 11 --itt111g quil'tly by, tnking in the scene, but h:nYing thi!. domcstit situnl 10 11 to lhc mnno.geml'nt of his wife, now de11lt him:.elf n hund nncl 1110,·cd 111 on I he gnmc.
Going to his bureau drnwer he took out n Colt forty-fin• and. l'ctu rning to
his chair, pointed it nt the agent, sn_ying. '·Now, Ind, ye !ind bdtcr get
busy und put the old machine together~ ::,kp vrctty lin•ly. and I wnnt to
tell ye tlrnt it is not going to cost any ten dollnri. to d o tht• job citlll'I'."
The agent took up the task with trembling fingers. fini,-hcd the work, aml
left. Lntcr in the day, when "Geordie" wns walking arou nd in the ynrd
smoking u pipe, a neighbor culled o,·cr the fence, "Geordie, whnt wns the
mnttcr with the sewing machine 11gcnl? H e left your house in nn llwful
hurry." ''Geordie" replied with n faint smile, "Come to think o' it, he
seemed to be in quite a hurry u' the time he were in oor hoosc."

to R ock Springs, he obtnincd a pince in the Union Pacific min_cs ns ~ m~c
·
H I Id mun,• 11ositious with t he company, some of wl11ch g,nc 1nm
t I nvcr.
C IC
•
•
I
• tcd 'th th ch· e vork
the O Jortunily of l,ccoming intimate y ~ C&lt;JUll.111
WI .
e
mes \ . men. ~l! hcy regarded him as their best friend a nd affectionately nu med him
" D a"ie Tom." For sixteen yeurs he wus out of the employ of the company,

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Another "Geordie" sto1·y conccms the time the superintendent
stopped at the mine entrv where "Geordie'' and his son were working to
a i-k t he time of day, his ·own wntch being in the repair shop. " Geordie"
suid thnt he did not possess a watch himself, whereupon the sup erintendent
C)&gt;..1)1'essecl surprise, "Aye, lad," sttid " Geordie" earnestly, "if ye ha d
our Jack working with ye for a partner, ye wouldn't wnnt a wntch
C&gt;ither. He knows when quitting time comes better t ha n any wntch that
was eYcr mnde."
One of the best loved men who cYer fo·ed in R ock Springs wns D a"id
G. Thoma!!. Dorn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvan ia, on ~Inreh 2, 1857, he
went to WOl'k in the coal mines of Illinois nt the age of ten, nnd continued
tu work o.t thnt occupation until 1878, when his health foiled. Going west

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View of Power Plant Extension al Rock Springs, pulverized coal burners
background, the pump and condenser pit in. foreground.

during w~1ich period he served as State Coal Mine Inspector, County nnd
~i-osccutmg Attor?ey of Sweetwater County for two years, and Prosecutmg Attor:iey of Umtn. &lt;?ounty for six years. Finally, in 1912, he gave up
the prn~bcc of l~w, which he had studied during his spare time when he
worked m the mmcs, to become Mine Superintendent at Rock Springs,
111c1~ber of the State Board of Mine Examiners, member of t he R ock
Sprmg~- S~hool Board, and Jus~ice of the Peace. H e was widely known
us u w11te1 of poetry, and published a book of poems in 1916 • t"tl
d
1
" Overla~d and Undergl"Ound," drawing on his experience as a min:~. a;d
on the h1sto 1·y of early \-Vyoming for material.
'
.

/Vith me~ like T homas, Levesque, the station agent, Ludvigson t he
the others, t he early Rock Springs was somethin
beyond a desolate desert coal camp. As Senator C. D. Clark told the 01~

JUS 1cc, Bunnmg, and

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Hisro RY or UNtON P AC IFIC Co \L MINEs

74

"The old office building had a f
Timers nt thcir nnnun.l banquet,
d
d
t
ffi' •
orce th t
.
a
ct
clear-cut
n1nnhoo
,
comp Ic c c c1cncy and loyalt a
I ox g by y, xcelled in this or anynnother
town."
Y has
never een c,

~

T 0 day Rock Springs holds nearly 9,000 people within its cor
·t
Superior Winton, R eliance, D ine and Quealy a rclat/dorate
•
1m11 s, " .-th
1
,
. . 1•
" com• t
1
mum•t·1cs pi·o,,iding
• 6,000
. more,
. .w 10 com
\\' e' Iin o v1s1t
. t 1c nao"ics, to t rade
und to enjoy metropolitan ri:1v1lcge~. it t a contmuous nnd substnntinl
su111tnry scwerugc nnd a splendid w t
Y l·oll' its streets paved,• with
pa
·
•
I
a er
und lighting system, the c1t.y w1t 1 many bcn.u t ·t f u I I10 1~1&lt;.'s, und a *31&gt;0,000
high school building bcnrs little resemblance t o tltc villagl' of sixty year~
1tgo.

CHAPTER VI .

Chinese Riot and Mas acre of September 2, 1885
,1 .
of Se ptember 2, 1885, when
11 .
Ti-I~• /~1e .\(Or)'_o f the ~ Ull&lt;'~er/
or i,t the ruins of their bu:n•
1ta11t1 -si., t1m~d Onenwls t e~ bJ I ~l riot that died a,i:ay with the coming
i11g /,emu•.,. OJ the abusrs,1 wKl ~t Io Ow/ labor and early day strikes, of
oj f rderul troops. of t ,c
m g ,ts
•
of a true
ct11·,wse-New J'c11rs celebrutions 0
! ~~:
j~[;~~n~e:, a day in
gentleman, Lao Ah • ay. w1,o ca e Ill
. 1·
l f
fl b f re dying
Fcbrnary 1898. to rec1•ive rr/resl,mcnt:, and /us ,~a arewe ,; \
d
the afternoon of the .(ame du) . of ..Jim.'' tlw weat horse do~tor w o ~ai e
fo r 1,;, nczlii•c /anti in epti•mber, /9:.!IJ. t/1&lt;• Inst of the Chinese pensioners
und the /a.,t of his m er o11 the Cr11,/ Cn111pa11r's pay ro~I, and_ how Joe ~od
unoth,•r pc11 siom•r. spent a portion of thl' 1•11dfllcmr11t g111en l11m by 1,e Ho
Compnnr to /,111 a ll'i/e u,ol,o cnulrl "cool: Ju·up plenty. pletty goo •
ow
Lao /lu ng prrfrrred fight ing to coolcing w tl,e Crral Tflar,_now an h~nored
member of the Americall /.rgio11. who for couragr, was in11csted with the
Order of tht&gt; Purple ffrnr/.

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mnny woy:. Ihe hi:.tor_v of R ol·k , print:"" like t hnt of a do;r,cn othe1·
~111ini11A
towns thnl you could 1111111c. 11e1ther better _nor worse. A
Ipitifull_Y
,mnll number of God-fl•aring clerg.vi:n:n, Catho~1c nnd Protcs~i.

The Union Pacific Coal Company , tore anti Office Building, built in 19:C
al Rock Springs.

lnnt. , upported nnd sustained by ll few sp1ntua1ly minded men and
women, did their best to combat the rude temptations of the town, while
the opl•n saloon conti nued to compete with the gambling den for the dollars tha t the mother,- of little chi ldren needed for food and clothing, and
up "011 thC' hill" the noise of n rickety piano joined with the obscenity of
fallen women. So far, it might be the story of Butte City, Helena, Dawson, DC'ndwood, or n host of other old western mining towns.
But there is one unique blot in R ock Springs' pnst that is solely nnd
wholly her own, r eminding her of 11. day of violence and black injm;tice,
when the blood of innocent men soaked her soil nnd the stench of burning
flesh rose from smoking ruins. Thn.t day is ,vcdnesdny, September 2,
1885, t he day of the Chinese riot and massncr e.
Chinese workmen, who were to be t he focal point for so much bitterness nnd ~n,Lth on the part of the white miners, were not br ought to the
town until Novemb~r of 1875. A s is to be e:irpectcd, many rumors have
bee~ current ever ~mce then, allegedly explnining why the Unior, P acific
Railroad chose to import the Chinese. The following account written by
H erman Glafcke, editor of "The Cheyenne Lender" and 11~ outspoken
opponent of Chinese labor, probnbly can be nccepted as being ns accurate
as nny that could be found. Editor Glnfcke wrote:
"~ the nutumn of 1875, the railrond compnny employed
about five hundred white miners in their Rock Springs mines. The
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HISTORY OF UNION P AC IFI C Co \L l\ltNEs

C111 ' ESE H10T ANO MASSAC1n: OF SEl'n:Mur-:11 2, 1885
company paid n. very liberal contrnct price per ton fo 1. 1 • •
d .
n1ning
.
coal. It enabled the men to cam from six to ten olla r per day b
they worked only about three days_in the week. The winter' w:!
approaching, and the company required more coal. The writci· was
present when Mr. S. H. H. Clark, then general supe1·intendcnt
notified the miners ~hat the comp~ny must hn,·c an incrca ed sup:
ply of coal, requestmg them, durmg ~he next _three months, to so
arrange their forces as to produce nn mcrcnsc m output of ut least
twcnty-fiYc per cent. The miners replied that they would consider
the matter, and report their decision to him in t he cvrning. A mcd ing of the miners' union, The Knights of Lahor, was culled, ancl
after n lengthy discussion it was decided to dl•clinc i.\lt·. Clark's
request, and not to increase the output. A co111mittl C thereupon
cnllcd upon the superintendent and communicated to him the ttction
of the union. M .r . Clark, nnturally, e:----pre scrl gr,,n.t ,wrprisc. Acldrcssing the committee, he said, 'Docs your union propo e to dictate to this company 1·egarding the amount of c-onl it j,. to mine?
Do you intend to limit our supply of conl from ou r o,vn mines.
when we arc ready to pay the regular price p er ton heretofore
agreed upon? Do you wish to cripple us in failin ~ to gi"c us nn
adequn.tc supply of our own coal for the purpose of nmuing our
trnins, and to supply the needs of the people residing n. long the
line of our road who depend on us for their necessary fuel ? If thnt
is your purpose, gentlemen,' continued l\Ir. Clark. 'I h erewith
g ive you notice that in a very short time I will have H body of men
here who will dig for us nll the coal 11·c want.' Thi- ended the interview, and as no further reply was received from the miners befo1·c
Mr. Clark's dep1nt1ne the following morning, thut gentleman proceeded at once to provide ways and menns to protect the interests
of the company. ,vithin sixty da:ys three hundred Chinese luborcrs were at work in the Rock SpTings mines."

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•oiupnn)' should rcq·uirc. The rnilrno.d agreed to employ the Chinese
roac•tI .ct '"cks during the summer w I1cn t I1cy· were no t need ed •mtl1e mines.
•
Oil 1 s r....
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'ii!'.l t. ~ ~

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·' ·~ 111 protest of this action, a large number of the white min:?rs went
t ··k·~ The'' were immcdiatelv discharged b)' the company and left
on 11 s 11 c.
·'
•
t h • • b b k
town when it bccnme evident thn~ they_ were not t o ge t e1fr fJ_ofts ah~t· .
. ,·e tnncd n.fter the stnke, with the crnp1oyment o I y w I e
,v.or1&lt; w u.sd e hu11dred
'
.
. . wI11•t c mmers
•
nnd fifty Cl11nese.
T I1e rcmammg
011
1111 ncrs nn

1

Clark obtained his laborers through Beckwith, Quinn and Company.
whose main offices were located in Evanston, and who operated general
stores in all the railroad company's various coal towns. The agreement
under which the store had functioned at Carbon was the same n.s that
by which it was run in Rock Springs. The store did not pretend Jo be
the official Union Pacific Railroad store, but merely had an agreement
with the railroad company to handle the work of paying the mincri;' wag~s.
This arrangement proved a great convenience and economy for the railroad compan)· and at the same time established a means for the workmen
jn the mines to obtain credit nt the stores. The workmen could, if they
wished, charge goods &lt;luring the month and ha \'C the payments taken. out
of their pay. The contract for the importation of the Chinese prov1d?d
for Beckwith, Quinn und Company delivering to tl1e Union Pacific Ra~lroad Company at Ogden, Utah, as many Chinese laborers as the rail-

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/ I
Id Chinese Joss House, Rock
Celebration of sacred nles w ro11l o l te 0
Springs, February 7, 1895.

.
. the summary n11wnc1· in which the
were cons1dcrably chastened_ on secmg rikers and · for some time there
esc cmploved in the mines
railroad company dealt with the 5 ~ 1
was no open trouble. From the first ie 1111 .' 'Jcrres ~ncl they n.ppro.
d company WCI.c g_ivcn manY
r:&gt; · '
•
•
of the rndroa
• pnvi
cont'ini,nl
source
of
bitter'
't
t
]11'0\'C(1 ll
•
printed mnny others. .Tl11s S I ua ~on_ cl ti Chinese but the conl comncss and friction between the wl~ttcs an
ic d r spc~ial protection and
pany made it plain that the Cl11nesc were un c

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HISTORY OF UNION P AClrlC COAL ~ h NES

C HINF:St: R10T \ND M ,\SSACllF. Of SEPTEMBER 2, 1885

that injury to them wmild b~ punishable by dischnrgc. The ~·csult was
thnt while the white miners nnght exprcs~ thcmseh·cs very for~1bly about
the Chinese in con,·ersation with other wlutes, they were ,·e1·y circumspect
in their direct contnct with the Orientals.

nn cpt0 f ~ 1·1cp sy he had witnessed while workrng tn \Yest V1rg1nin. The
ca~e. 1 c~c1.c unconvinced, but the Scotch miner stuck to his s tory, and
I . .
.
0 ttiClll s \\

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The protection given the Chinese can best be illust mted by un n nccdotc. One of the mine (·lerks ,~ho hncl a ve_i·.y crooked nos 7 betan11• nbusivc
ton ,·ellow workmnn. The Chrnesc wns qtm·k to resent this trent111l' 1tt nnd
cnlled 011 the ,-upcrintendcnt to protest. The lnttcr hied to identify the
offending clerk from the workman's desc ription, but the ( ' hinl' SC kept
repeating, "I not know his nnmc. I no savvy."
'·\Ydl. c·nn't vou tell me something about whnt lw look:- likl', -..o I
ran tell who he is?;, the official insisted.
The C'hi1111111an's fn ce lighted up nnd he replied quil·kly " Y l-:-, yes, I
snn·y now;' and. p ushing his nose to one side with his fo refi nger, lw said,
" H e nlll•e :.i1111e this fellah." The superintendent ins tantly id l'ntiliu l the
dcrk. sent for him nnd deli,·ercd 11 sharp reprimand. 1''rcq111•11 t i1w1denb.
of this sort built up a deep resentment in the white miner:..' lwn rt-; 11~u in!!l
the interloper:-, u resentment thut was none the le:-;, bit ter b~, ' lthl' ,t wm,
of necessity partly concculed. More nnd more o fh•n, a:. t l1&lt;' Chi,w~c increused in number, would white temper;; flnre up. llnd so111l'l imt'-, fighb.
would result.
On one llll'll10r11ble occasion n numbt'r of D riti,,Jwrs "ho "t•re engnged in rock work in one of the mint',- ,:cut one of their 11umhe1·. a l:frotd1111n11, out before lunch to hn\'c their mine pic·k:- ,-fiarpened. It "11~ not
twe_h•e o'~lock, but the Chinese bl1tl·ks111ith wn::- aln•1uly lm;,i)y ,•ngngcd in
c1thng lus noonday men!. The Scotchman insi!!h:cl thnt his piyks be
shnrpencd, pointing out to the blacks111ith t hat the whistle had not Yd
blown. He put l~i~ picks in the fo1·g~. 1tnd 1Vo Hung prnmptly threw tl;em
out of doo1·s. 'l 111s o&lt;·cun-ed thret• times. when Sandy. angered to the ,·cry
core to be tlms defied by ll Chinumnn, knocked the blacksmith down and
choked him until he wns unconscious. Then the miner hurriedh· reentered
the mine und rejoined his compunion:-.. \Yhcn the black1-mith ;·cturncd to
consciousness, he sd up a :rreat outcry, :md the s uperintendent and other
members of tl~e s tuff 1·u::-l1cd into the blacksmith shop exclniming, "\\'hnt' s
t he mutter w1th you, lV'o? \\' hat's hnppcned?'' Defore '\"Vo could repl}·
Sandy also rus hed i11to the :,hop, exclaiming, "'Yhut's the mutter , "\Vo?"

By this ti111e Wo was bcgi1111ina to feel better and glaring nt the
•
I1c sa1'd , '".1.-ou I1eap smnrt fellah,
t&gt;
'
mmer,
you heap so.vvy what's
the mnllah.
You tcllum bosscc- man what's the maJlnh." Naturnlly the officials turned
to the mi11cr fo1· an n1&gt;lnnution, but Snndv only shook his head doubtfully
nt ~hem, nnd replied, "If you're nsking n;e, gc~tlcmen, I'd say the China•
man has hnd 1u1 epileptic fit. You'll notice his lips arc purple, and he's
frothfog at the mouth, and he doesn't talk rationally. Aye, I'm sure it's

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·ic tic fit. " 'fhen he !aunched in~o n Ion~ explanation _of _a similar

&lt;rive up t 1e1r mqu1ry.
thev wc1.e fo rced to i:,

• Dy 1885 t h e numbc-r of oriental workmen had been increased to three
as compared to one hundred and fifty white
d . :d a ml thirty-one,
hun
•
•
• cl t h cir
• umon
• an d ha d repeatedwhite 111c11.
who ha d mnmtnme
• ,..c 'l'he
nunci t •d for the remo,·n I of the Chinese, were ready for a showdown.
ly tgil
111 a Iewis who wns nn enl'licr mine leader than the present President
Jo
of t1te ,l••• ,r
• ' \\'. uf ..\.. mailed the following two letters from his office in
Denver 0 11 .Aug-u:il :!8, 1885:

~t

"Rcckwit h, Q11111 11 nncl Co111pnny,
Evnnston . \\', oming.
"Gentlemen, ~, r-,:

"It p niu, me greatly to hu,·e to call your ntten~ion to the
foct thnl lfll' Chi11e1-l' prohlem nt Hock Springs is ~ssmmng 11 ~rnvc
·t ] \Ven• ii not for the foct that I 11111 sensible there will be
n tt ' m C'.
Id
nn ontbur:-t of indignation ngninst these people, I won. not
trouble' rou with rorr&lt;•spondence upon the mutter. But sc1~s1ble ns
• unh•:-s n durngc 1•s c ffcc t cd immc
•
d'11\tel .,u there. will he. nn
I 11111 thnl
outbrl'ak. I n•~pcctfully notify you of the storm that 18 brewmg.
t. t tiIC bush in this• nlllltcr.
The conH i:- usdc:-.s for Ille to '-ucl\ t llUOU
.
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•
bl
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nearly
:seventy-five
of
ouL'
sequence, a r c 111ev1t11 c.
1e1 c 1-;
.
.
Ch' men
,
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t
ti
resent
bmc,
wlule
the
mcse
h ·in rr idle 1tt H ock Spnng~ 11
IC P
.
·tJ ti .
• "ffooding in there by the sco re.. This is•. not consistent w1 1 1e
an•
•
pri1H'1ple
you approved o f "·I11'l·t
,, we were m Omnh11.
• d f ti •. just shnrc of wo1·k
"Our men n t Carbon u re dep n\'e o . ien I I 11 I te to sec
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•11 t . . 0 f Joing busmess. s 111. 1ll
b,· reason of this un,1 s \\ Ll)
c
t· t
nt present.
•
I . _ s
nltcrnn 1vc o me
a ,-trike tnke place, but t ici e :,CCIII 110.
b
I thnt will conI ,un fur peace first an&lt;l a II\.11.'.s,. but ,t mus. t e sue
, . 1, ·k,
•
d
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,
c
for
n
fan·
day
s \I o1 •
cede to our men 'a fo1r ny s "ng
•
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ti
n1·c
fnr
be.
,ti Colol'Udo 1111ncrs, icy
"Compunng C11rbon ,1 I I .
I farther st ill. Plcnsc
• •
d R k Sprmgs arc niuc 1
.
hmd m the race. An
oc
I
pts yon to this pohcy
•
let me hear fro111
you wI111t 1·t 1·s t mt • prom
t'
• 1·nto vigorous nc ion.
which you seem to be carr,rm?
''I shall respectful1y nwait a reply,
''Yours,
.
John L. Leins,
368 Larimer Street"

�H1sTOHY OF UNION PA c:1F1c

RO

Co,\I . M1 NES

"D. 0 . Clnrk, Esq.,
ll nion Con I D epurtmen t,
Omaha.
"l\fy dear Sir :
"Althoug h I have been lying sick in my bed for the pa t four
weeks, I ha Ye been tloodccl with
. . conespondcncc
. from \V •,·on,·mg,
the sum nnd substance of wluch 1s, that the Chmcsc ;u•e lmving- all
the work they cnn do, whilst our men at R ock Spring-, arc le ft out
in the. cold. I . understand thnt they nre now working nlmoi;t ,h~)'
nnd night, whilst Cnrbon men have worked but one d av
, in t he 1l l S·t
two weeks. This makes tl1e situation tel'l'iblv
/t&lt;Trrra,·n
t i,1rr
•
hl"
;.. , "
" tl&lt;l •
Ill
spite of my efforts will undoubtedh·
result
i11
n
:-t'
w
n•
i.trltrrrr)
•
t,:-, C' ·r
I
longer continued.
•
"For God's ·nke do what you can to a m id thi,- , ilamil" : thl'
pt·cssurl' i;. more than I can bear. Sec that jus til'c ..., do n\! to all
the .men at Carbon, and to the unemployed po rtinn at Hock
Springs.
"This is surely not consistent with the d octrine p rcnt'ltl·d by
i i r. Beckwith whilst at Omaha.
"Please let me hear from you curly.

.

'·Your,- truly.
,John L. L ewi,-.
368 Larimer Stn•d"

On "'ctlncsdnv
2 . 188~
• , Il' tt Cl'
. morning' Se1Jh~mbn1•
~
.,. ll l' f o re L CWIS
cou. Id It'
1uve beenl acted upon ' e,•en 1'f 1'thncI contu •mcd a clcfi111•tc suggel-tion
'
f01 uc 1011
rnt
1e1·
thnn
the
ge
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d
•
cl'
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. , ,r
nein 1ze m ,ctment 1t c·nn·1cd u misunt ICl'S t nn d mg m .,o s·x l\I'11 1
• R k
•
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powdcl' nnd pr;l.i ~itn\crl ; c ~ "'oc ." Springs touched the fin.me to the
1
1
pnl't in the riot' \1 t d
e hn"c.d~ thnt followed. The men who took
the blood' t • mgd in . ay ha Ye sn,d thut the following account of one of
ies 111c1 ents m the 1i· t 01. . 0 f tl ~II,
•
•
ts ~
te
est, ns printed m "The
Rock Springs Incle
d t"
pen en on Thursday, September 3, 1885, is 1tccurate:

s·.

"All the entries nt N
and :\lr. James A Eva 0 • ~x were stopped the first of the month,
roonu; in the cntl'ic·- I ~• t c forem~n. marked off a number of
and fo • roo,n~ s. 11 l ko. 5 entry eight Chinamen we re workin!!,
111
1
..
" were mnr • d ff f
Whitd1ousC' nnd i\fr , .· e ~
or t 1~m. In No. 13 entry Mr.
tlu ,,· c·ould hn\'c roo,· ,T~nkms \\Ct'c workmg, nnd E,·nns told them
Tl1~y ehosc ;,&lt;&gt; ,-; tns m th nt entry or in N'o. 11 or No. 5 enlTie.".
·
;,who
• ·~ en
lhookumn
. I'\'
• • and
. " ·Iicn ti tt•y went to work Tuesday D1w&lt;'
•
\Ins nctmn- a!i p't
1.
•
l\l F
•
·b
told them to take the Br~ .' 1 uoss m • r. • mnCJs' a sence,
st 1 ooms mnrked off. He supposed the

ciu KESt.: H10T ,;,;1&gt; I\L,ss ,cup; or S EPTE:-.un :n 2, 1885

Chinnmen had begun work on their rooms, and that Whitehouse
t\nd J enkins would take the next rooms beyond them. But as the
two first rooms of t_hc entry hnd not been commenced, ,vhitehousc
took one, not kno~ving that they had been given to the Chinamen.
He went up towi~ m the n.f tcrnoon, and during his absence the two
Chinuinen came m and went to work in the room .Whitehouse had
started. \Vedne day morning when Whitehouse came to work two
('hinnmen were in possession of whnt he considered his room.
He ordc.red them ou_t, but they wouldn't leave what they thought
wns the11· r oom. High words followed, then blows. The Chinese
from oth~•r ro~nw, cnme rushin.g in, ns did t~e whites, and a fight
ensued with J&gt;.1,·k-,, . l1ovels, drills, and tampmg needles for weapons. The C'h111n111l:n were _worst~d, four of them being bndly
wounded, one- of wh om has smce died. A number of white men were
sc,·ercl)· lirni-,ed and cut. An attempt was mnde to settle the matter, bnt t hl 11w11 wt•rc exci ted, and bound to go out. They accordingly c11111c out, n rn1cd themselves with rifles, shot-guns, nnd
r&lt;'\'Oh·er ... lo proh'ct themselves from the Chinese, they said, nod
started lt p town . After coming through Chinatown·, they left
their gun, bC'hincl them. and mnrchcd down the front street, and
cli ·pei·sed uboul noon .
"In tht' meantime, nil wM excitement in Chinntown. The flag
wns hoil'&gt;t&lt;.•d a , ll warning, nnd the Chinnmcn gathered to their
quarte t" from 1111 parts of the town, being gently urged by chunks
of cont nnd hrickbn b. from a crowd of boys. After dinner all the
snloons wer e' closed. and n majority of the men from nll the mines
gathered in the st reets. Most of them had firearms, nlthough
kniYes. hntcheb,. a nd clubs were in the hnnds of some. It wns finally decideJ Hutt John must go, then and there; and the small army
of sixty o r seventy nrmed men, with as many more stragglers,
went d~wn the trn~k townrds Chinatown. On the way they routed
out n number of Chinese section men, who fled for Chinntowu, followed bv n few strnv shots. When n crowd got as for as No. Three
switch,· theY sent • forward a committee of three to warn the
Chinamen t~ lea ve in un hour. Word was sent back that they
would go, nnd very soon there was n running to and fr~, and
g athering of bundles, that showed that John was preparrng to
move out. But the men grew impatient. They thought that John
was too slow in getting out, nnd might be prepnring to d&lt;'fend
his position. I n about half nu hour nn advance was made on the
enemy's works with much shootina and shouting. The hint wns
•
'
,b
Cl.
th
sufficient. " 7ithout offering any resistance, the unamen snn c ed up whatever they could la~, their hnnrb on, nnd started C'~Sl
011 the run. Some w~re bareheaded and bnrcfootcd; others earned
n small bundle in n handkerchief, while a number lrncl rolls. of
bedcling. They fled like 11 flock of frightened sheep, scrambling

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HisronY OF UN10N PACIFIC CoAt. ~ltNEs

82

nnd tumbling down the steep ba~ks of Bitter C1:eek, then through
the snge brnsh and over the rnilrnnd, nnd up into the hills enst
of Burnina )lountnin. Some of the men were engnged in scnrching
the house;, and dl'iving out the stray Chinamen who were in hiding. while others followed up the retrcn ting Chinamen, encouraging theil' flight with showers of bullets fired over their hcnds .
"All the stores in town were dosed, and men, women.
nnd children were out watching the hul'l'icd exit of ,fohn Chinn mnn. and eYery one seemed glad to sec them 011 the wing. S oon 11
blnck smoke wns seen issuing from the penk of II ho11-,c in ' H ong
K ong,' then from nnother, nnd very l&gt;OOII eight or fen of the•
largest of the houses were in flames. Hnlf choked with fil'l' ancl
smoke, numbers of Chinamen cnme ru:)hing from I he l111 rning
huildings, nnd, with blnnkeh nnd bedqttilb. o,·er tl11 ir lll'11cl, to
protect themseh·es from the strny rifle shots, the_,- fo llowed I IH•ii·
n•tn•itting hrnther!i into the hills ut the top of their , peed . Aflt•r
c·o111pfoting their work here, the crowd caml' ac-ro,,, I 11 .Ah Le•(•',,
laundry. Thl·re wns no sign of n Chinn11111n here nt fi rst. liu t n
\'igoroui- search re\'euled one hidden nwnr in a corm.:r. Ilul he
ll'Ollld not dare to come out. Then the roof \\'HS brol..1•11 in. 1111cl
shots fired to srnre him out, but n shot in n·lur11 ,lurn 1d thn l lh&lt;'
Chinaman wns nrmcd. A rnsh through the doo1· followed, I hen n
scuffle n11d_n number of shots: tlll(I looking through an 01wni11g.
n &lt;lend C'l11nnma11 w11s seen on the floor with hlood ,wd brnin:oozing from n terl'ible wound in the bnl·k of his head.
1

"Fore1111111 Evnns wns next Yisit&lt;:cl and told to ll'H\'l' 011 the
eYening trnin. H e quietly said he woul1I go. H&lt;' ufterward, m,kcd
to he allowed to stn.v. till next day tn get his thing:- ready, but
a ,·ote of the men decided ngninst allowing thii- fll\'or. and nbout
four hours nfter i\Ir. Evans left foi- the EnsL rrhc l'l'OWd next
Yisitcd the home of Soo Qui, a boss Chinaman, but Soo had crone
to EYnnston, und only his wife wus in the house. She• enme t; the
do_or ~llUch tcnified, nnd with tearful eyes and n trembling ,·oic1•
snid, Soo, he go. I go to him.' The nssurnncc- of the men that
she could stay in the house, und would not be hurmecl. did not
cnlm her fcnrs. She did not like tlw !ooh of the armed crowd,
anrl gathel'ing a smnll 1umful of housc-hold trensures she left,
nnd wns nftel'wards taken in b" n neicrhbor. 'rhen n few Chinnmen
wu1:ki11g _in ~o. One rnmc out,' nnd w~re hustled up the hills afte1·
then· fleeing brothers.
. "'Well, gcntlemc-n. the next thing is to give Mr. O'Donnell•

?0 bce to lea\'e. and then go over to Xo. Six,' snid one of the men
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the• ('l'mrd. But tlte nowd wns slow in departing on this errnnd.
A lai·ge number seemed to think thnt this wns going too fnr; and
•w. M. O'Donnell who operated a. atorc :i11d butcher ihop.

r the crowd that gathered in front of O'Donnell's store, the ma-

~ -'t , did not svmpathize with this move. But o.t somebody's or-

JOll )
•
·tt
d •
dcrs, n note 01·dc1·ing O'Donnell to lcnvc was wr1 en, an given
to Gottsche, his teamster.

"Joe Young, the sheriff, came ~own from Green Rive1: in ~he
e,·(•ning, uud gunrcls were out ull mght to protect. the p1 ope1_ty
of the citizens in case of disturbance. But evcl'ythmg was quiet
ill town. Ovl•r i11 Chinatown, however, the rest of the hou_ses were
burned• the whole of them, numbering ubout forty, bcmg consumed
I he ground. The Chinese sect!on-house, nnd a lso the
.
t
,
. s,·,. ,,,.. -e burned' nnd Chinamen
out
. were chased
I
d
Iwu,-c:- n •~ c1 • , .,, ' 1
of nendv nil tlw burning buiJclings. All the mgh~ Ion~ t 1e soun_
of rifll· 1~11d n•rnh er wns hMrd, nnd the su rroundmg l11lls were lit
by t]ll' gla1·, of bu rning houses.

to

.. \ look arnund the scenes of the preYious day's work _re,·c-a lecl ,nuw ti-rriblc ,ight... 'rhursdu_y mornin~. In the smo~mg
c,•llar uf 111 ., (.'huic~t• hom,c· the bla&lt;'kcned bodies of three Clunamcn ,, ,•re· ,, , 11 T l1t'l'l' oth,,r,; were in the cell a 1· of another, nnd
four bodil'" 11 \.rc foun d m•arby. From the positio~ of some ?f the
bmlic,-, it would ,cc111 a:, if they had begun to dig a hole 111 the
n•llnr to hide tlll'm,,l·he~: but the fire ovc1·took the~1, when nb~ut
ludf-wav in the holl·, burning their lower extremities to crisp.
,wcl fl•n~·ing the uppel' portions of their bodies untouched. At thr.
cast encl of Chinn town another body was found, churrec.l by the
flume:- uncl 111 utilntecl by hogs. The smell tha~ arose from the
~111 oking ruin:-. wns horribly suggesti\'~ of burnmg flesh. !tu·th7•:
1,,1- t lll' l'C the bodies of four mo re Chmamen shot down rn_ then
fli n-hl : om of t hl·m hnd tumbled o\'er the b~nk and lay 111 the
n~ck 11 ith (nee upturnLd and distorted. Still f?-rth:r, nnother
Chinaman was found, shot through the hips but still ahve. He had
been shot ju:-.t us he came to the bunk nnd hud fallen over and lay
close to tiic edge of the bnnk. He wns taken up town and c.ared
for by Dr. E. D. Woodruff. Besides this, two others ,~ere senousJy w~unded, nn&lt;l many who got away were more slightl):1 hurt.
The trains toduy hnve picked up a large number of Chmo.men
on the trnck, and taken them West.
"Judge Ludvigsen summoned n coroner's jury_, who, with
Dr. ,voodrnff, examined the bodies of the dend Chinamen, and
returned a verdict that eleven hnd ~een burned to ~eath, and fo'-!r
shot by parties unknown to the Jury. The ~od1es were put tn
rou~h coffins, and buried in the Chinese bury111g-grounds•
"The action of the saloons in closing up is to be commended, and it cannot be snid that a 'drunken. mob' drove out the
Chinamen. Every one was sober, and we did not sec a case of
drunkenness.

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84,

CHINESE RIOT AND MASSACRE OF' SEPTEMBER 2, 1885

"While n large number of miners here belong to t he Kni hts
of Lnbor, the work of Wednesday was not done b_y ordci· of ft t
. .
'I'I1cre may IHIXC been n d ct ern1rnation
• • of mak'Hl
orgnmz11t10n.
1
nu earl)' attempt to get the Chinese out, but not exactly in th
way, or at that time. It merely needed the trouble at No. Six t 0
excite the men into a crusade against tJ1e Chinese."

a sking for an interview in which to present their grievances against the
t:ompany. Callaway decl i11cu tu be intcl'viewecl unt il the J&gt;roperty of the
company was rc:, t.orcd to iL The following day the President ordered the
federal t roops to protect the Chinese us well as the mails. ·with these instrnctions, two liundrrd and fiftv soldiers left Evanston with six hundYed
and six Cli in&lt;'~t• fnr Hock Springs on September 9th, exactly a week after
th(' 011 th1·cak. D uring t his time, dernonstrntions against the Chinese had
o c·cu l'l'l.'&lt; I tiin,11ghout the entire western section of the United States.
I. H. Brnmley, of the railroad's Boston office, a.nd Assistant General
Manager Edward Dickinson, of the Omaha office, went to Rock Springs
on September 15th, to l1e1ll' the gl'ievances of the miners' and merchants'
com~ittee. These g1·ievances_ were repeated and elaborated upon at a
hcnrmg before government dll'ectors of t)H' railron.d tlvo days later.

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GoYernor Francis E. Vlnl'l'en, of '"' yoming Tcrritor)' wl,o I t
· d States sc1rntor f rom t I1e state, left Cheyem
'
11. .er
wns to become l 111te
1c 1• 11
mediately for the trouble zone. The rnihoud, in tbe meantime h· &lt;l ) .
t o s t op ti1ell'
• trams
• n.n cl pick
, un all thn' CJ
ol
,;tructed 1'ts tram
• 111. .crews
.
•
~
llllCse
they snw._The fugitives w~rc taken to I:vanston. Go,·crnor \Vurrcn wired
the President of t he U nited States for troops to suppress the •• t
Eighty ~ n~ted States troops arrived in. Rock Springs. and un e~~11j
number m Evansto11, ou Septembe1· 5th, with orders to µro t-cct the 1 . ·1·tt
d . .
11a1 :s.
0 n .-ti1c .sUJ'.ie d ny u ~omm1 ee compo_sc of m~ncrs and merchunts in Uock
Sp~ mg~. ,rn'\ ol'gumzcd to collect mformahon that would explain the
wh~te 111~nla!rs murderous hatr~d of the Chine e. On Sl'pl ember 6th the
white mmers at Evanston notified A. C. B eckwith, of Bt'ckwith, Quinn
and Compa ny, thnt the)•
would shoot hi111 if lie did
not see tl11tt nll Chinese nt
Enrn ton W(•1·e out of the
ci_t,v within three d nys. Notw1t.hstandi11g, t he s tore concealed one of i ts Ch inese
[)
clerl,s in its basement for n
week. On the followino· dny
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the white miner s at Almj,
~.,.
_1
nenr Enrnston, t!U'eatencd
~
=-....:..:11111 death to any Chinese who
entered the . mines. ConseDragon float spnbol of Manchu Dynastr quently, no Ch inese laborer
brought to Rock Springs in 1894.
worked either iu the mines
or on the tracks.
prompted G o,•Cl.noi. nr
• Evanston n.t
n arren who wus m
.Such actions
.
1 tune, to wire the President of the rnited St~tes in part:
he
• • k·, sl1eru1
:1r
. 11 · "From
i:li . the nature of the ou tb1ea
o f county cannot
1 n Y su c1ent posse and T . ·t • l
I , •·a I · . I
' . . ei ri ona government cannot sufficient11~mmrrecti~msts know, through newspapers and desPt .~ 1es,ft~ iat tfroops Wll! not intel'fere 1rnder present orders· and
11 om 1 e cct O presence of t
• d
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t • _roops is estroyed. If troops were
known to huve ·d
01
0
back I
·t
crs . . as 5 ist the sheriff's posse in cn.sc driven
nm of
qui e sure Cl\'1I
' ' use
actual
soldiers."
au tllori·ries could restore 01·der without

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'rt1e miners' and merch t , . •
erul Munagei· S R C ll an s committee on September 8th wired Gen• • a away of the Union Pacific Raihoacl at Omaha,

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. Banquet, given by the United Mine Workers of America honoring the aged
Chuiamen, who were members, on the eve of their departure from Rock Springs,
Nov. 11, 1925.

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Summed up, the grievances we1·e:
1. Thut false weights were used by which miners were defrauded of
four to five hundred pounds of coal to each car.
2. That the presence of Chinese in Rock Springs made it unsafe for
women to venture out alone.
3. That the Chinese miners were favored in the assignment of rooms
in the mines, being given rooms located for easy working.
4 . That Superintendent Tisdel sold privileges to Chinese workmen.
5. That miners were compelled to trade ut the store of Beckwith,
Quinn and Company.
The charge concerning weights was brought by 11. man who Jrnd been
employed temporarily as a weighman iu No. Four Mim• during the pre-

�C HINESE RI OT ,\NI) iVlASS,\ CRE OF SEPT EMBER 2, 1885

, t,,~t~ ,1 nh-. 'l'lw ,,111npn11y ntlkin h, ni-scrtccl he mi,;undcrst,ood the figu rino
1.:f m•t ,n•i~ht , lh:11 _lht• 111i1wrs lhc1t1scl\'cs co_ulc~ hi~vc judged the weight of
th,, ,·,•:ii t ht'.' h:1d 1111n,•d n111rc l'loscly tlwn w1tl~m five hundred pounds, and
s,, ",,itl_d h:1w 111·11:1·skd 1'.ny sul'h shu1:t11gcs. l◄ urt he_rrno1·c, t l~e total shipllh' n!,. t1•,1m tlw 1111tt1'. tnll1t•d dos,•ly with the ::u m o{ the vanous amounts
mh1txl by tlw indi\'idunl miners.

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~oon discovered by Superintendent Tisdel, who discharged the pit boss at
once. 'l'isdcl made a humorous remark at t he time of discha1·ging the minor
official, which gossip turned in to something vicious. He explained the
oriO'inal source of f his mulicious gossip in the hearing before the Governme;t directors, t&lt;lcuog rnphic not es of which were kept as follows:

T h,• ,·h:1rg(' ,·1}nce1·ning the danger to which women were s ubjected
hy C hi1h'H' w11s Ht:H1e by a wom:rn who told of a Chinese making n,11 inclc-.·,•nt ,•-._ p,&gt;sttr,• b..-fon• her. No other testimony of this natu re was gi"&lt;'ll.
Only h"o ,:pccinc insh1ncc,:; of sales of p rivileges to Chinese were 111 nclc.
tlnc of th,'SL' 11 ,1s diseloscd in the hcnring to have been the sale of a mine
ro,m1 for one Jrnndn•d dollurs, not hy a compu,ny official, hu t Liv uoc o-irno11f Chirws,· w,ll'kml'n to anothcl' gang of their own rncc. 'rlH• scco~cl i s~nc~
11
wHs of :'l ~ale made by n pit boss of n room to n gang t&gt;f C'h im•sl.!. This wns

Batll.Jllt'I gfoen departing " China Boys" at the Grand Cafe by their friends
and Th e Uniun Pocific Coal Company and U. M. W. A . Officials, November 7,
7927.

On the night of Nov. 14, 1925, nine old Chinese, Leo Chung, Ah Sung, Sfng
f. ee, Joe Bow, A ir Sund')'. You Kwong, Air Fan, Ah Chung and Ah How, ~ailed

from San Francisco 011 the Steamship President T_aft for their o~d home in th~
Province of Canton. China. Messrs. Frank Tallm1re, H. ]._ Harrington of Roel.
Springs und Torn Hon Poo, a Chinese Consu-late Auache in the background.

"Government D irector Savage: Certain grievances have been
brnught to our notice by a committee of white miners here, to the
effect that JOU had sold, and declared that you would sell, privileges
to work in different rooms in the mines, in specially advantageous
rooms in the mines, and that privileges were specifically granted
to Chinese.
"Mr. Tisdel: It is not so. I might have made ll,n unwise.remark
whe11 two persons reported it to me; they probably did not tnke it
as it was intended. Thei-e was - - - , a pit boss, and it came to my
notice that he had been selling 1·ooms; I told him t o come to my
office, and discharged him for it, and at the same time said that if
any more rooms were to be sold they sl10uld apply to me at the
offic~
•
"Government D ircctol' Savage: Did you mean to be understood that you would sell r ooms.?

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H1sTORY or, U NION PA c 1r-1 c C OAL :M 1NES
CmNESE R 10 T ANll M,1ss,1c nE OP SF; PTEMBEn 2, J885

"Answc1·: I meunt it to be understood tliut there would be no
rooms sold.

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of the county und from cditoriuls published in newspapers of the tcl'l'itory, most of which were anti-Cltincsc, cun he deduced frolll the foll0\vi11g
report of the g rand jury :

"Government Director Suvage : Have y ou ever exercised any
discriminations in regaTd to privileges in fovo1· of the Chinese?
" Answer: Never.
"Govel'tlment Director Savage : H u,vc compl uints been mculc
about discriminations b eing ma d e in favor of the Chi1wsc by parties ? 01· have they come to your knowledge?
"Answer: Only in this one instance."
Concerning the charge that miner s were compelled t,, t rnclc with
Beckwith, Quinn and Company, no proof whatever wn.s o ffered. 01w white
workman, who had had considerable t rouble "keeping his job, .,tatcd, " \i\re
wer e compelled t o trade in Beckwith, Quinn nnd Comp.m y ' s torl!."' 'l~he
Government directors, however, were unable to elicit an y imbs tm1tintion
•
fol' this stat emen t.
On the day of this hearing a st rike was called by the miners, mine
engineer s, and carpenter s ,it Rock Springs and Almy, bccnu e the company had refu sed to reinstate all white miners. The Government di rectors
of the r a ilroad on S eptember 18th recommended thnt the office1· • of the
company be given help from the soldier s to p r otect the property and to
conduct business. Superintendent D. 0. Clnrk of t he Coa l D epartment
posted a notice on the following day thnt work would be resumed nt 7
o'clock .M onday morning, September 21s t , for a ll men wbo h nd not been
discharged, and that all men refusing to wo·rk would be paid off.
On September 20th General A. 1\lcCook, of Fort Douglas, who hnd
been in Rock Springs helping the Chinese consuls take testimony,• wired
the Adjutant General of the D epartment of the Platte :
"Am fully convinced t hat any attempted trial and punishment
by the civil authority, United States or T erritorinl. of the men who
murdered the Chinese on 2nd of September, wiJl proYc a b urlesque
and farce in the name of lnw and justice. ~he men wlio committed
the murders arc aliens; their murdered victims 1u e also a liens, but
under treaty protection. Martial law should be d eclare~ in Swe~~water County, ' "ryoming, the murderers arrested and tned by m1l1tary commission."

" We, the grand jury empanelled in and for t he sn.id county
a t. the SrJJtember 1 1885, t erm of the third district court, would r csp rct fu ily report that we have examined i11to all offenses that ha,,e
bt•l'11 brought to our a ttention, or arc within our knowledge, and
l11t,c p rclicntcd bills of indictment where the evidence would wu rrant
.-uch (i nding. ·yvc hnve diligently inquired into the occurrence at
Rock S prings on t he second d ay of September last; and, though
we ha\'e cxtunined u large nu111ber of witnesses, no one hns been able
to trst ify to 11 sing le criminal net committed by any known puson
on tlrn t d ay. i Vha teYCI' crimes mny have been committed there on
I h,· ~nd of ·Sep tember , the perpetrators thereof hnvr not been disclosed by the evidence before us; and therefore, while we deeply rctr rl't th&lt;.; circumstances, we arc wholly unable, acting under thr ob"li ,mti o11s of ou r oaths, t o return indictments. ,ve have a Iso mqmre
•
• d
i1~to the cnuscs that led to t he outbrca.k nt Rock Springs. ,Vhile
we find no excuse fo r t lie crimes committed, there appears to be no
d oubt :Lbuses existed there thnt should lrnve been promptly adj ttstcd
by I lw rnilroad t omp(rny and its officers. If this hnd been done,
ti11• fnir name of our T erritor y would not have been stnincd by tlw
terrible m·cnts of t he 2nd of September."
iVork was being CMried on in t he Rock Sp1·ings mine.~ by la1·ger and
la rge1· munbc1·s of men when, on October 1st, the miners nt Carbon, where
11 0 Chi nese 11·r r c employed, wen t out on st rike, after issuing the ultimatum
I hal llwv woL1ld " not 0o-o back t o work until every Chinnmnn nlong the
l ~11iu11 r&gt;acific road is discharged." Miners at the company's mines nt
T.ouisl'illc, Color ado, also went out on strike on the following dny, making
the statement t hat " we dcma11d a gcnerul settlement of 'Rock Springs'
g rievances."
The Carbon and Louisville mines remained closed, while tJ1e Rock
Springs mines continued to c:rpand operations, until immediate action wns
tnkcn on. the following letter:

Some one hundred Chinese fearfully entered the mines on Monclay.
Nearh ,ill the white men refused to return to work, eitl1er below or abo,·e
groun·d. However:, the co1:1~any put _n_iore and mo1:e, men to work 3:s th~~
applied. J\'leanwhil&lt;:, ~he c1v1l auth?r1tics accused s1x.~een men ?~ bemg 1e
sponsible for the k1llmg of the Clunese and th_e burmng ~f then homes.
grnnd jury was summoned to the courthouse m Green R1v~r, and the ev,dence was presented. H ow closely General McCook ha? mt~rpret~d the
public temper, having drawn his opinion from conversation with residents

f

''S. IL Cnllaway,
General Nlanager,
Union Pticific Rnilwn_y,
Omuhn.

"Headquarters, Executive Ronrcl,
Onion Pacific Employes,
Denver, Colorado,
November 12, 1885.

"DeaT Sir:
"Yours of the lOt,h, asking us to send in Wl'iting any suggest ions we wish to make in 1·egard to the miners, is nt hnnd. In answer
we wish to call yoUl' attention to the fol1011riJ1g:

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HlsToRY or- UNION PAc1F1c CoAL MINES

"'¥c only come to you at _this time nt the cnrnl'st r equest of
the miners who went out on str1kc October 1st.
"We wish first to state thnt these miners went out contru.ry
to our wish and ud,•ice ; and w~ endeavored to s_how their r eprcsenbiti,·es wherein we believed this wo_uld be a mistake, a nd l:ow wr
brl"eved 11 satisfacto ry understand111g could be rettched with the
rm:lpany, without action of this kind. Now they sec their_n:istakc,
nncl are willing to return to work under t1l C same cond1t1ons n.s
wl1cn they came out.
"Now, we do not believe these men arc a s much to blame ns
some may believe. The excitcmen~ that was occas ionc_d b_y Lhc massacre of thc Chinese at Rock Sprmgs caused nil of tins t rouble. "\Ve
do not believe the men nt Carbon and Louisville r eal ly undcr»tood
tlie circumstances connected with the trouble at R oc·k Spi·ing · ;
hC'Hcc: we think the company should take this i11to n,n,-ide rntion,
ancl allow the miners to return to work.
"'Ve bnncd tonight that this was offei·cd to tlw miiwrs nt
Carbon. und that they will return to work tomorrow " rl! would
earnestly ask t1uit an opportunity be given at once to the men at
Louisville to return to work. Further, we would ca ll your nUcntion
to the coudition of some of the miners at Almy. These men did not
come out on strike, and ha vc showed no disposition to fig ht the
company, having acted ns men s}1ou]d; yet they a rc not allowf'd to
wor"k, 11or can they go to work for the Ccntrrtl Pacific Company, bC'cnuse the Pnion Pacific superintendent wilJ not give t hem the required permit. ,ve believe this to be unjust under the circumstances.

"In regard to the Rock Springs men, we would :tsk you, in
thcir bclmlf, to consider the circumstancC's co111wded with the
trouble tl1erc, and allow such men ns rema1n t hen• to resume work
under the same conditions as we a sk for the others; thus have regular work resumed in all mines on the system, which we bl'lieve i,.
the wish of all employcs and citizt'ns throughout the "\Vest.
"In bclinlf of the miners,

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31st, before the massacre, to 1,610 tons on November 80th. Active white
resentment of the Chinese subsided after the outburst of angry indignation in which bventy-fivc yellow men lost their lives. That number of bodies
was found. Twenty-six other Chinese had set out from Rock Springs on
foot :1c1·0 s the mountains and were ne,·cr heard from. It is popularly belicYcd that most of them died from hunger and exposure, but in all prob1tbilil_y tl,cy went to other places and other employment.
The onh· trouble that cnr arose between the races after the massacre
\I n in the Io\·m of trivial skirmishes between Chinese men and small white
boys who liked to tease them. For instance, it was customary for a group
of Chinese men, when out for a stroll, to walk in single file. If the man at
the rear harl something to say to the group, he said it to the man in front
of him who in ~urn 1·epeatcd it to the man in front of him, and so the story
11•pnl tli,, length o f the line. The answer traveled back the line from man
to mun in the same manner. The white boys watched their yellow neighbors
nud lmrw ,1,Jicn the~' were likely to go out for a stroll in the evening. Then
il1t• h,J_y.~ 11 t1t1ld tretch a wire tightly acrm;s the sidewalk at ankle height.
·w hen tbe l ine of stro!Jers reached the wire, the first man would trip and
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""7c arc respectfully,
J. N . Corbin,
Secretary, Executive Don.rd,
l Tnion Pacific Employc1;."
~ome general agitation against the Chinese continued, but fl1is liad
no effect us frn- as the company or its cmployes were concerned. ?ust before_ the massa&lt;;re there we1·c 8-!&lt;2 men working for the company m Rock
SpTmgs, 290 of them wl1ite and 552 Chinese. By December 1st the1·e were
542 ~e11 working,.85 white and 457 Chinese. Coal punching machines had
been mtrnduced, mercasing the production from 1 450 tons on August
1

Four retired Chinese Old Timers, Ah Jin, Joe Bow, Ah Him, and Ah Chee,
who sailed for China November 11, 1927.

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C HINESB RI OT ANO MASSACHE OF SEl' T EMBEII 2, 1885

. ,t of the single file of men, like a row of tenpins wo•ild
fall ' un dd ti ic IAnot\
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.
1•1· d to pay
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\\' a s to fnrrhtcn ti,
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topp1e O\lrJI.
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't)i tlll'cnts of in i· ury to thc11· cues. Loss of the cue to t hn
yelIow men w1
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held to 111s cue w 11 e nnot 1c r &gt;OY
advanced th reut111" Ill erl'0I, II 1...11 ...
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cniuah
.... with n knife •
Tl Chinese us u rnce arc the pcrsonifica tion of cou rtes_y a nd will
sbnrc 11 ~\ of their materials of livelihood for the uskin~. But it wns ,nuch
more ex~iting and amusing for_ a g~·oup of _b oy_s t o p1lfor the food of u
Chinese while a henchman occupied )us attentio~ JJl some m1111nc 1· cl,;cwhei·c.
Some men haYe confessed stcnling, us boys, then· y ellow ncigltbo n ,' liquor,
even thourrh thcv were ufrnid to drink it . Adults of the town frnwncd 011
nny pcstc-7"ing of the Chinese ~y the b oys.,;he invnri_ublc ~on111111 ncl to the
youngsters was " L ~t the Cl~incs: ulo?e ! As rclation,,h_1 p,; bchl'ecn t_hc
i·aces 11rcw mon:! fncndly with lime, it became the hnh,t fo r t he wl11tc
veople° to ,·isit Chin1tto1m during r eligious celebration, at tll\.' Chine,c
New Year nod to watch the rites 1tt the Joss House, to p artake n f the food
nnd to witness the po.rnde of thL· D r.tg-on.
l ndi,·idunl
th1tt wns hn-iYen freely,
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birthdays were not kept by the Chinese: nil members of t hL comn1 unih' c·clebratcd their birtbdnvs at the New Ycn r. This was the tinh . too,\\ hen debts
were paid and nc11· ~lothcs were vurchascrl. The Chinese then do1111ccl tlwi1·
finest silks to take pn1·t in the fcstiYities. All the homes wc1·t• d,·corah•cl,
inside nnd out.
The great Chinese D ragon, some ,;evcnty feet long a nd carrit•d b~•
more thnn fifty men, was the principal attrnction of tht" Xt•11· Y ear cch•hration. It wns brought to R ock Springs in 189-!&lt; by L an .\h Sny, more
fumilinrly known ns Ah Say, manager of the Chinese miner:, and laborers
1tt Rock Springs and Almy . Ah Say first came to " ~yoming as n, contrnctor, furni ~hi.ng and ma11nginrr members of hi:- rnrt' for tbc Cc11tral
Pnc!fic R ni_lrond when it wns being built from the con st to join the Union
Puc1fic R ntlrond. 'When thnt work was completed, be established n conncetio11 wi~h Beckwith, Quinn nnd Compa ny nnd furnished the Chinese
labor required by th11t Compnny. Ah Say used to wnlk at the hend of the
Drngon p a rade. i\Ir. ,v. K. Lee, who knew Ah Sn y well rcc-nllcd the pa•
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1·aclcs. snymg:

" It is easy for those of us who were here at thnt time to visunliY.c Ah Sny m;_nching ut the head of t he µa.r ude, walking cane in
h:111 d, dres~cd n1 n brand new suit of American clothes, followed by
lus J~cople ~~rryin~ large ffrecrnc"kers strung on poles. Then ~ame
thr tc·aM•r rarrymg 11. bnmhou pole 011 which were two mulh-colorccl sq111u·es, which were rc,·olvccl immcrliat&lt;:'lV in front of the
Dragon to irritntc it and make it more feroci~us in the work of
destroying the devils or evil spirits supposed to infest the town.
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costume and carrying battle axes, spear s, swords, and other implements of Chinese warfare. These men were members of a secret society. :Vlcn beating gongs, c:-..-ploding bombs, and firecrackers, were
scattered throughout the procession, and the din and racket was at
times deafening."
TJ1c Dragon was used Jnst in the Labor Day Parndc of 1907.
l)('"'Cl'iuing Ah Say's death, i\fr. Lee said:
" Ah Say died in F ebrnary, 1898, as he had lived, a real
l'hincsc in cvc1'}' sense. The du.y befo1·c he died, he sent one of his
111en to the Conl Company's office, requesting me and some others to
come o,·cr to sec him. We caJlcd on him at his house in Chinatown
the next clny and found him arrnyed in n magnificent Chinese cost11m('.
s usual, he 11·us Ycry hospitable. ,vhcn we arose to leave, he
tnld \Ii&gt; hi" would dit• thnt aftcmoon. His prediction came true, for
in II comparntil'cly short spnce of time, that afternoon, one of the
lioys tolrl ui, tha t Ah Sny had died. Ah Say was given nn elaboratr
f11m•rnl by hi:. people and his body was returned to China for burial.
Thus passed on T,no Ah Say, one of nature's noblemen."
It ,1·n::. the custom of the Ch ines&lt;! residents of Rock Springs to send
the bone.., o f all their countrymen back to China for burial. Following t he
-;crl'icc~ 111 Hod , Springs, there would be a temporar y burial in the Chinese
n·111Ptt"r) . lurnted ne1irb_y. Food and gifts ,rnuld be placed on t he graves.
l 'sually, 11 grnup of white boys, forgetting t he courtesies that had been
shown tl1em by the Chinese nt th&lt;! p1·cvious New Year, would make awa_v
with the food. After the body hnd been buried for a time, friends o f the
dcnd mun would disinter the remnins, scrape the bones clean, seal t hem
in rl Hu, a ir-tight can, and ship them to China.
,\ nothcr well-known Chinese of the early days was L ao Chee. H e wns
bol'II in Canton "P rovince und cnmc to America in 1880, at the ngc of 23,
licgi11ning work as a miner for the lTnion P acific Railroad at Rock Springs.
He went t lirou"h the riot of 1885, but was sufficiently fast on his feet to
C'scnpc alive. R~turning to work after the exodus, he interested himself in
the )iYcstock of the company, worked in the company barns, studied "horse
doctoring" under an nblc veterinary surgeon, and by 1898 becnme foreman of tl1c bnrns. Lno was one of the charter members of The Union Pacifit· Coal Company Old Timers' Association when it was organized in
,Tune, 1925. At the organization meeting and first annual bnnquet of the
A:.l&gt;ociation on June 13th , h e wns the recipient of a signal honor, purporting to come from the country which he had left to seek his fortune in the
New ·world. After the dinner was over and the program had begun, L ao
Chee, who was more lovingly known as "Jim," was asked to stand. D avid
G. Thomas, now white-haired, but nlwnys the friend "Davy T om" of the
Chinese, went to the old yellow man uncl pinned on him nn immense badge
hung with ribbons, and bearing the words "Just J im." Th~n ,Judge Thomas
rend the following translation of an alleged cablegram which was ~upposed
to have been received that day :
0

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H1sT0 1tY OF UNION PAcTF1c COAL MrN1::s

''Lao Chee,
Rock Springs, 'I\' yoming.

''Pekin, China J
, ' une 18, 1925.

"Having heard of your r eputation as a horse doc tor

d

the United States, the Flowery Kingdom, through its p. a~d Surgcon in
to acknowledge vour accomplishments, )'Our fam e a nd i·ei csti te_nl, desires
•'
•
pu a ion I111 1•
reached ns and made us very happy. ,i\Te hereby ucknow] d
v ng
derful gifts with a slight testimonial from us ,;,hich '1\li· e Dgc _Yotn· won. d
.
• . avy To , •
nu t]1orize to present to you, t lus bado-c
of honor na111 • 0 1·cl'.
m is
0
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er of tl
• •
d b
•
G reen D r~gon,_ ongmate
y C~ufucius, c~rricd d&lt;&gt;wn by the .Min , ~e
nasty, taken f1om them at the tune of theu ovcr-tlwow b , Dr S g ~JScn and now confcned_upon y ou, the greatest China m~n in. un ;at
Should yon return to Chma, you will at once be appointed D t 01~lei icn.
of onr Imperial Cavalry•
"Quo Ll{! \ '\'
TTa,
oc
cncral
S ecr et fl ry of State.,,
• It w~s nbc!H_t t hi1:1 ~imc that :\Ir.
Eugene 1\foAul1rl e, P resident of Tl
Uni011
Pacific Co,d Comn noy , conce·IHC
. ~cl
ti1c 1'd_en t l,111t 1.n . rdu r n I 'for • long
years
of _faithful service that many of the
Chme~c, who were now old and grnr
had given to thei 1· work . the compui;;:
sl!,ould grnnt them the wish of ererr
Chinese - the opportunity to o-o bn/k
to their native la nd to die. ?\fr. :!\lcAuliffc went to S un Fra ncisco to confer with the Chinese ('onsnl nnd t o work
out. plans for milking this drM!U fl
reality. The plans wcrc completed, nnd
endowments wer e established to keep
the aged men in comfort fol' the rest
of their lives. Nine men said thev wished
to return. They were L eo Chimg, Ah
Sung, Sing Lee, Joe Bow, Ah Sandy.
You Kwong, Ah Fnn, Ah Chung, nncl
Ah How. On the evenino- of November
11, 1925, the local union~ of the United
:Mine ,vorkers of America gave a re~eption and banquet in the Grand C~ifc
Lao Chee (Doctor Jim), the last m Rock Springs in honor of these rune
of the old Chinese to return lo old men who were to leave later that
Chin~. Jim is ')'et living in the night. That the enmities of the early
days had been forgotten entirely . w~s
Provrnce of Ca11ton, China.
shown by the unanimity of the City 5
were represented b , th
, . tribu_te to_ the old Chin~se. The miner~
sented by it y· .} P e office1s of their union The company was repre
s ice i·esident and General M~nager, George B. Pryde.

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The City was represented by Mayor P. C. Bunning and the city band and
Mr. McAuliffc sent a farewell message from New York City to the "China
boys."
Sincer e tributes were exchanged back and forth by the yellow men
an&lt;l the white. 'White men, now dignified in years, confessed the boyish
p ranks they had played many years before on these old friends. The Chilh!sc spoke theiT thanks in their own particular brand of English, but in
order ihat then: would be no mistake, they also presented a written expression of t hei1· appreciation to the unions, the company, and their other
friends. These notes were written for them by some of the younger Chinese, and the English used was quite perfect. The nine old men were
escorted on the train to San Francisco by H. J. Harrington, Superintendent of T,nbor for the company, and Frank Tallmire, the Coal Company's
A urli l c,r. One of the a musements of the white men on the trip was the loud
protestation rni.scd by Ah Sandy ove1· the spending of money for entertainment. The company
was furnishing the mon(
ey, but Ali Sandy was
not one to enjoy seeing
it wasted. This little
yellow man was more
Scotcl1 than the burriest "Geordie" that ever
came out of the highlands. His true name
was not Ah Sandy. Because of his saving habits, that name had been
conferred on him by a
true Scot, Vice P1:esident Ge01·ge B. Pryde.

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After a day and night
of sight-seeing in San
Francisco, t h e m en
passed quickly through
the revenue· inspections
because the wav bad
been made easy by their
white escorts. They sailed on the President Tnft on November 14th.

The four Old Timers shown in the picture, made
in China, reading from left to right; are: Leo Ong,
who entered ou,r service in 1898; Leo Yon (How),
who also entered the service in 1898; Lao Chee
(Jim. Chee ), who came to the Company in 1880; and
Leo Yick, who came in 1897, or 43 years ago.

Joe Bow had told his Rock Springs friends that he had "batched"
long enough and that when he anived in China he e)..-pected to get a wifo
who could look after him and "cook heap plenty, pletty good." Within so:
months he sent a photograph of himself and his wife with her e1even-yearo1d son. He bad passed up the young women who might have been
"heap sassy." He had married a widow who was old enough to appreciate a
man who had a lifetime endowment.

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HISTORY OF UNION P AC IFI C COAL M INES

Four more old "China boys," us the ' call d h
by the company to the lanc.1 of ti . .
)
e . t emselves, were r eturned
men were Ah Jin, Joe Bow Al H'1e11 a~cestors m November, 1927. Thes
1
cclcb~·u,tion thnt had prec~de~ th~m;.e~:rn~~ ~: ~\ !he ~ume kind of publi;
he]? rn R ock ~prings for these old men. 'i\' ith1e is~ n11~e yellow men Was
Chu~esc to the11· homes no Chinese work in un '
11 etu~n of the old-time
Pacific Coal Company today Fo. .
.)
t le mines of The Union
there remained much .bittc rn~ss b \n_1un.)• t~car1 _ttftc1· the Chinese "riot"
but time, with its healing influence c":~:~~ 111 ~ '1\: ll~e andd t~c yellow races,
'b '
t J c 11111nntc tl11s attitude.

:It

Joe Bow, the new Mrs. Bow and her son in their new home in China

Ti1_ne passed on until came the \Yo1·ld " 7ar, and one day, when troops
were b~mg assembled all over the tinited States, R ock Springs, in common w1~h. other parts of our country, was sending its quotn to the different tramrng centers. In one of the detachments sent to Americttn Luke
7
,~ ashington, was a number of the desccndunts of those who hnd partici~
pated in the attack on the Chinese in 1885. In the number also was Lao
Hung. a Chinese whose relatives had been the victims of the white man's
wrath. After the tmining period was completed, these Rock Springs men
were sent to Frnnce as pn1·t of the Ninety-First Division. Lao Hung was
nssigm•d as cook. but declined the job. n •mnrking, "I no cook. I fight snmc
ns white boys." So. fighting i.idc by side in the trenches with the white
boys from Rock Springs was Lao, nll fighting for a common cause. I.no
lost one finger and was shot in the forearm. lVith the close of hostilities,
the survivors r eturned to Rock Springs, t he white boys to work in the

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mines, Lno to take up his business of managing the Grand Cafe. All, includin rr Lao, arc members of the Amel'icun Legion, a nd nt one of their
meetings some time ngo. Lao was invested with the Order of the Purple
H eart, a militnr_y deco rntion fo r brnvery. Lao's comrades swear by hlm,
nnd he rcciprocid c:. lhn t feeling when he says, "Melicnn soldier boy pletty
good fella, hC'a p ,: in ' \.\ lig}1t.'' Out of the comradeliness of danger shared in
the '\\"oriel '\Va1· I r~·m·h, , . 1111• \\ rongs done his fellow countrymen by the
white miners lrnvc Lc·rtt wi ped 011t for Ln,o. For the other Chinese, also, the
long ycnrs of quiet living, Occidentnl alongside Oriental, have performed
the ~nme henling office, blurring the memory of the September, 1885, mas:mcrc, nnrl the soft nosed bullets puffing up spurts of dust on every side of
fl1c fleeing, frightened Chinese.

Flag .,howing the service stars of the two hundred
and /artr-f our employes of The Union Pacific Coal
Company who serned during the World War. Ten
are ~lt,c gold stars of _men who made the supreme
sncn/1ce._ 011 Memorial Day we remember again
~ht• lter~ism of th~se. The original of tliis flag
1s_ now in ti,&lt;' lccepmg of The State Historical So.
cicty at Cheyenne. This copy hangs in the library
of the new Headquarters of The Union Pacific Coal
Company, Rock Springs, Wyoming.

�ALMY. T HAT GR

CHAPTER VII.

Almy, That Grew and Waned, Going Out in 1900
Tells in a short stor,, of the rise and fall of Alrn,,, which. as Senalor
Ingalls 011~'; said of ((an.~as, "promised well in f !'ne but paid poorly in
Sep/ember, where 11ww fires. squee=es and explos1011s. cotiplcd with labor
troubles ancl the loss of lite Central Pacific Railroad's f uel ortlcr lo Utah
,nines, reduced tlrn f icld to one of innoc~1ous desuetude.

L1\1Y lms one of t he most tragic histories of nil the towns that proA
.
duccd coal for the Union P acifi c Uailroad. P erhaps no othcl' town in
~Vyoming lrns laid down its banners, disgorged its population, un&lt;l hecome a ghost town with ns plentiful stores of coal left in its ,vomb as
AlmJ. Labor troubles aud race conflict marred the pence of t he ill-s tarred
settlement, and fi1·es and explosions helped to force tlic closino· of her
mines, when thc:v lost H1e Central Pacific Railroad Cot11 p:11rv fi~cl order
to tT1e lTtah mines.
•
The Benr Rivci· valley seemed an ideal location for nddit ion1U sources
of coal fo~· the rnilroad that wintry morning in 1868 w h1.-11 Thoma:-. Wardell, pushrng westward from Rock Springs, stumbled 011 tl,c site. The
drive to complete the rnilrond was not vet ended, a nd " ' a rdt•II was hastening to build up a uew mine settlement before all the trncks ~houlcl be
laid. Beginning nt n point three miles north of E,·nnston and co11tin11i11,,.
nol'thward fol' six_ miles, i~nme11se outcrops of coal running nearly para~
!cl to the valJcy, wc1·e cnsily traced. ,y urdcll was sa.tisfi etl with the pro:,;pect afte1· a curso ry investigation, and rnshcd a crew of workmen to the
site. In February, 1869, there began the opening of thl' first mine, the
Wyoming 1\line.
•
The prospects for the new town were cxccption11lly bright. Sca1·cl•l.,·
ho.~ the miners started the first. slope before they found that they had a
thirty-foot. sea1n of coal to work. They droYe room~ twenty feet high,
halting their upward digging only whdn they cnme to a b~nd of rock.
~he town took its name from T. ,T. Almy, an early-day Superintendent
for the Roc_ky l\Iount.ain Con! C'ompan_y, which product'd coal for the
Ct'n!rnl \ac1fic Railrond in this aren. 1\1ines were opened rapidly in every
sect.1011 of land along the outcrop of tl1e bia vein, the mines on the sections
ownecl by !-he 1~nion Pacific Railroad prgducing coal for that railroad,
HQO the_ nnnes ~n G_overnmt&gt;nt sections being operated by the two co~I
eompnmcs WUJ•krng for the Central Pacific Railroad, the Rocky ::\fountmn
Coal Company having been succeeded in 1870 b:v the Rocky Mountain
Coal and hon Company. P1·ivatt' indiYiduals tilso opened mines rm Gove1·nmcut territory.
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EW ,No WtNED GoTNG OuT 1N ]900
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. D . River valley was a beautiful setting for
The wid~ and f~rt'.lel a~~~t the mines dotting the valley for several
the home.s wluch clu:te1elc . l d ·ts own Jittle town, but all the towns
!en o-th • Eac i mrnc
i
miles o £ ·t
I s • b
·t 111f t he
snme settlement, A\ I mY· A 5 ti1 e 0 Id
reO'!ll'ded themselves as n. pat o
d the town moved steadily up the
b
l cd and new ones opene ,
.
miiteS we1·e c os . • . .
l their families trailed along, putting up n~w
valle.)', and the m1ne r:s a ncl
. some deep way to the verv soil.
r O' themsc vcs roo·t ed Ill
•
d~ b
houses iwd fee ioe, 1• I . cl ·table Michael Quealy, who ha
cen
vVilliam Hinton unc ~ ie rn om1
f 1 at the opening of the first
Superintendent and r, t B oss, resAlpec i v7 y,1 869 to open a mine of their
. C b
• 1868 wen t to
my JO
•
mine Ill a1: on m, r
1-Livino- no machinery , they hauled the coal out
own,. the Hrnto11 :\ rnel.
e,d
·t " nd then conveyed it by team. to
f I •
·ne w1tli o wrse iw ca1 ..
. d • ht
o t te1r nu ·l ' . H . sold it to the settler s. This mine, locate e1g .
F"1~1~t~n,, ".J;1~ort\~-' of t he Wyoming :O,fo1c, continued to operat~ unt_1l
{~~4 '.\,1i~ \he Rocky Mountain Coa~ a nd Iron Compau! holed rn:::l
from below. Not a t nil discou raged, Hmton a nd Qu~aly p1 omptly ?P .
their second miite. which they called the l \Tinds~r i\lrne. ~n 1815 this mrne
· t the h,rnd:; of :u r. \~Tindsor, t he man foy whom 1t was named, but
pttsscc:I m o
d'd 1· t'
• • tl
Some of the
nllhouo·h he installed 14 l111i,;l in it, he I i t ie rnnung ter e:
mine'. ~mtill out put was pcd&lt;lJed to the settlers along Dear _River a_nd B ~ar
Luke nod the l'('sl' 11•ns hauled to Evanston b y team. A Umon_ Pacific mme
holed into it in J871, ending its uncert ain and not too lucrative career.
First in the Almy field, the Wyoming Mine, was taken over by the
Union Pacific Railrnad in March, 1874, at the same time that VV nrdell
was reUeved of his control of all t he company's other coal properties, and

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On~ of the two sets of sacred vessels used by Chinese Priests in the Joss
!louses in th.e old days at Almy and Rock Springs. When the Chinese were se11l
honie they presented one set lo Mr. Pryde and one to Mr. McAulilfe.

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HISTORY OF U NION PACIFIC COAL

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l\I. "r· Serat wns sent to Alm,v to take O\'~I" the w~rk of Supcrinll'tldent.
In the following year gol&gt; fires l&gt;rokc ou t 111 tltc m111e,_ut~&lt;l it wu:, closccl.
The high cost of mining the coal was unotltcr factor in its closing, us it
cost a dollar to mine each ton of 2,000 pounds. l\loney had n definite
value in thnt day. Other mines operated by the Coal D epartment of the
Union Pacific R ~ilroad Compa ny ~n tl_1c Almy ar~a w~re N o. Four, opened 1875 and d osed after un explmnon m 1888 winch k1llcd two fii·e bosses
nnd tl1c two boys who we1·c wo1·king with them; No. Three, opened i11 1880
nnd nbundoncd in i\luy, 1887, because of a squeeze ; nnci 1'.' o. S l·\·en,
opened in 1888 and closed in ~Iuy, 1900, d ue to the destruc tion of thl' ti pple, by fire, and also becuuse of the poor quality of the minc's output.
The railroad's records for 1869, the year thut the ,Almy 111i11cs were
first opened, show that this district produced 1,967 tons of conl. In the
next t en years they mined 390,068 tons, and from tha t t i111c on the production conti1111cd to incrense, like a giant snowball , unlil, a t lhe tinu•
when the mines were finnlly closed in 1900, the Union r ncitic minl's hurl
produced a t Almy 2,750,834 tons of coal. As hns beeu noted. Iii-cs and
e~plosions cnuse&lt;l the closing_ of many mines _in the aren.. AU Ihe AJmy
1mnes produced much explosive gns, and then· con) w ii,, l&gt;Usccp tiLlc t o
spontaneous combustion to 11 serious degree. The people ui Alm y did no t
have explosive temperaments to match the coal they mined, and °they had
no heart to dare the fire-trnps that the mines then proved to be.
Labor troubles also disturbed the pence of the town for seYernl years,
w11ile _tl1e railroad fough t against the increa ·ingly indep endent attitude of
the miners, who were tasting the pleasant fruits of hiirb wn"'es and sho1·ter
b
o
• d.
I10urs, 1111d were fin
mg for the first time the vas t untried sb·cn•rth of
unionization. In 1870 Chinese labor was introduced a nd used with success until the Chinese Riot of 1885 in Rock
Springs. The l-icntimcnt ug ainst the _yellow
race was bitter enough thereafter to force
the railroad to discontinue t•mploying all
Orientals in the Almy mines. The nationalities in AJmy in the _yenrs following 1885
,.,
were English sp eaking for the mos t part.
although a large number of Finns who had
come over from the old country worked in
the mines. 'l'he religious needs of the town
were ministered to by the Lutter Day Saints
Church, the Presbyterian Church, and the
Lutheran Church. The first school was
taught by William Beveridge. The first
phJ.sicinns to treat the Almy townspeople
were Dr. W. A. Hocker and D r. F. H.
Harrison, who lived in Evanston. The first
CHARLES ~JORGAN
resident physicians in Almy were Dr. GillFirst employed at Almy in ingl,am, the Union Pacific R ailroad doctor,
1883.
and D r. Gamble, the R ocky Mountain Con.I

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101

nnd Iron Company doctor. The records sl~ow that other supcri~tcndents
iu Alm y in addit ion to i\I. W. Sernt , mcluded J. JC. Graff, Reuben
Fox, " ;·' T. Ramsey. and ,Tames llowns. The Outside Foreman and material clerk was VV. K. Lee, who later was transferred to the company's
hendquartcrs in R ock Springs as Purchasing Agent.
W hen the last mine al A lmy, No. Seven, was closed, the homes which
the comp any had buil t for its men and their families were moved bo~ily
to Spring Valley a nd to Cun,berlnnd. Only the rock dumps and the piles
,.f burned slack a rc left as present-day r eminders that 11 town once lived,
breathed and bad its being up in the Bear River valley. In later years
John Martin, A. E. Brudbury and George E. Pexton, all now passed away,
a cquired lenses frnm T he Union P acific Coal Compa ny and the Union
'Pacific Ilnilroad Comp a ny near Evanston, mining coal under the n?-me
of the Ile11r River Coal Company. This company subsequently acqmred
the holdin "'&lt;rs of the Rocky
l\Iountain Coal and Iron Company, continuing
•
to mine conl in u smnll way for years.

�. C Ml' THAT NEvE1t 0,.vt; 1.0PED " H 1sTORY

GR ,ss Cnr.F.K. Tll f.

CHAPTER Vlll.

Grass Creek, The Ca111p That Never
Developed a History
Tells ho!(I l}auid G. Tf1om_a.~. at tlw age of llce 11ty-tlm:e openrd u
t e Company s first coal 11n11l' w Utah in 1880. which ll'{IS lvrutcd in ti!

ieart of a Jl/ormon srtllemr11t, a coal field that li11gu,•d Ofl ;11 a ~mall
w~y. after the railroad. withdrew at the end of sPre11 'J'l'ur.5 of ~tm • fin"
1
:::;_'"Jt"[ aud a soft fire clay floor. How Mark A. /la 1111a. t&lt;'lto
0
g ~e t 1e great 0/uo coal producing company lJ t Ji11111
t (.
with larg,• intnests ;, [ Ii
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cl b
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L
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f , l d /f'" I/"
1/ K~ ce 11avrga~,on an
anks. and rl'ho 11omr1111tetl ,11,r/
1
, ran_, c LIi ey as Presulent, closed out Crass Cret'/. ,,.. 11 lo.,inl(
e ec e
venlur; a_ler
1
1t had produced but 271,960 to11s. It was at (:ru.,, Creel
t hat I atnclr I• Quealy. of whom more is said elsewlr,•rc. r,1111 1• to ti,;
C om.pony.

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t

J~
~1i c "~tmmcl' of _1880 the Coal D cpnrtment of the l ' niun P ncilir
. tu i·oa, sent David G. 'l'homus, who was then twenty-thl'CC ,·cui·i- old.
1

with a crew of twenty men to n section of its undcYelop~d lane! iocnled in
Utah. They stopped at a spot three miles from E cho, in Sulllmit County
whcl'c outcropp111gs of c_oal hud bcC'n scC'n. \Yilliam B('nn. no,1 l'etil'cd iind
a mcm~~!- of. the Old T1mcn;' _-\ssociation,_ tells l~ow th(' mine camp was
named. Because the grass grew so plcnbfully 111 t-he canyon bottom"
Benn rcpor~s, "we called our camp 'Grass Creek'!" And rightly named tl~e
cump was, md 7ed ! The grnss was_ lush and tull, so that a man wnlking
th_rough the thick, green stand of 1~ wus buried well up to his thighs. Tlw
mmc there developed produced qmtc faYornbh· in 1881. but the future
seemed most uncertain becu.usc of 11 bad n1inc tto'or. An cxccptiona! nmount
of w~tcr made_ the fire-clay floor hca,·e, and it wus necessary to &lt;;end
men into the mmc every night to lower the bottom of the haulngewn_\s.
~umes Tisd~l, then Ge_ncrnl Superintendent of the C'onl Department,
workmg under his brother-m-luw, D. 0. Clark, Gt•ncrnl :\lanngcr, came to
Grass Creek to superintend the beginning of the mine und to direct the
expansion of the tiny settlement. The compuny built about forty houses
for its workmen and their families, the majority of whom were Scotch,
English and '\Velsh. There were also a number of Chinese working at Grass
Creek when the mine opencd, but within fiye years the Chinese Riot at R ock
Springs swt&gt;pt all the Chinese from the Yicinity in the flood of race resentment and bitterness that followed the massacre. B y the end of September,
1885, there was not a single Chinese among the miners in Grass Creek. The
Grass Creek settlement never awoke to consciousness of it self as u community, and it failed completely to eYoke uny of the loyal spirit in its
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arlicst dnys, hnd been able to quicken
residt•n ts l111tt old C'1u:uo~1, l'' .~:~. 111 its'~here was ·a :-,i nglc schoolhouse and Ju
. I
the l\loi·mon Chu 1·c 1 •
111 its c1,1iens.
. 1 organir.
··etl churc·1 group,
,
singe
.
t' " . • the schoolh&lt;Jusc.
'l'lte ;\lorinons held their mec mo:, in
.
relative
of
David
G.
t
Gonlt.'l' 'l'liomu:- ( no
ll
• t
d en t of the
..
nd
Supenn
en
Tlwn11i:,) became till' :-.tto
I l l. in the po.
JI 1' b ti 1er ' l'rnn ,-uccc&lt;'C ec lllll
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11t1m•,.
I
l until the mine
" t·o
.;ition and renudnccl ~ u1wnn 1l'm en
f cti,·it'
.) •
. 188,..1 ttffr1• 11111 \' ., ,., en yell l'!-. o ll
c Io,t•rI 111
ft fire•
•
• • I ti
· 11 lt•1· "ithin the nH111·. togdhcr wit 1
,c stu f
\\
·
• • ti •os o p1·0·I 11 , (1001· had lwcn ,lt-11llil\' n11:-.1ng ic c ,
t
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the .G rass•
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·
111lil
the c..'\'.pt•ll~l' of
. . m111ntn1nmg-.111 view
1Iu&lt; 1011 l
of
Cn·d, cn111p bel'1t1t1c proh, 1uti,·c~ ~11orc :-.o
d
the fnd lhnt brtter mining co nd1t1ons C'ould be- foun
d,c,, here nlonrr the mute of lhc rnill'oad. In n i:Pport
:\ltt n G T11 0,1 \S u111cl&lt;· to Ch1u·J~,., F . .Adnm,;. L'n•,idl'nt of the R;tlro~d
' • • •
Compnn,•. nt the din•d ion ol \ I. ..t\ . Hnnntt, ovci n.
• · '-'88 ·t • no I l th ll the cost of Grass
d
1 111 Dircl'lor d lltl n11lroacl, 111 lo cl , f 1
'·1 H 1~ l --) 1)'j per ton urCrl't•k l'OIII lilt th, rnilroncl l':tl'... l"Ullg'l' J'Olll ~ -&lt; ., _ I ) ' - · · . f . rr ti
in" llw H •nr, of jt, opcrntiun, 1111d during the la-,l liH• yen.l's o its I e 1c
.
min,· lo,.,f ~ !()., I" r ton.
Ccrl.1i11 ol h&lt;'r fad,- disclt,,l'cl in the r&lt;'port \\ere:
.
•·The output for the lu~t- five ycn rh is 167,596 tons, of \\luch
130,l0li t 011 ., \\ en· ,-old to tht&gt; t ·nion P acifi~ Railroad C~mpnny,
anti the 1·c111nini11g a7,1-90 tons m,ed for '\'Ul'JOus commcrc1nl purpo...e-..
"(_ I ,,-;.4,,cf to 1·011$trud im1 account of the fi,·c ycnrs abo,:e
not,d . ~~.fi.'ii' 08. T!:c account-, Dcc1:rnbcr :n, 1887, show a debit
1·l1 HJ.,• ,.., ,1 ,-.,f thc 111inc of $6:3,9:2-L8:.?. The map of the work:ngs
show-.. llu•:, 1ll'l' quill• c:d1•nsiYe, with ,-even lift entries, cxtcncling
aL1111t :LOO() f,.-t on one i-i&lt;lc and 1,-1-00 feet 011 the other."
All l'l'J)orl" except one spcnk of but one mine ut Grass Creek, but two
mines arc mc1tlio11t.'CI bl'icfl_v in the report fol' the year 1891, mnde by G. " '·
:\h•gcath, S1qwri11tc11cle11t, to S. H. H. Clark, First Vice President o.nd Gcnt•rnl M1111ngcl'. His l'cport rends:
" The two mines which were opened in Sections 23 and 2J
nt Gruss Cl'eck, l:tnh, wci·c abandoned und nil buildings and mn.cl~inc1·y removed in 1887. '!'he con) w1LS of n good quality, and the
nuncs were nbnndoncd solely on account of wntcr and excessive cost
of mining. There is a smo.11 pocket of coal located near No. 2 Mine
whid1 is being operated under lease br Gomer Thomas and fot'.
which the comptlny is receiving roynlt)• at the rate of b~·enty-fiv&lt;'
cents per ton. The receipts during the year 1891 amount to $736."
~rnss Cl'cck yet produces a small tonnage of conl from two small
op~mngs. Located ns it is in o. rich agl'iculturul region, it never could
g1un the appdation, a "ghost town."
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�TwrN CREEKS, WmcH STARTED 1N A BRAWL

105

CH1U&gt;TER IX.

to establish Union Pacific interests the1·e, only to find the premises already
occupied. Several year s later he wrote of his experiences:

Twin Creeks, Wlrich Started in a Brawl

"I found a man by the name of Negus, r~presenting wh?-t was
known 115 the P acific Short Line, in possession of coal claims at
T"'io Creeks. I found there, a lso, John and Jesse Bell, who, s?me
years before. had locntcd a tunnel a~d driven ~ome sixty feet 1~ a
ten-foot vein of cord, on the north side of Twm Creeks, oppos1te
where the camp was est ablished.
" On the second of April, I camped with the Bell Brother~ and
talked with them about the conditions there and the owne1:sh1p of
the mines. After examination of the prospects, they advised me
th11 t they hnd mac le claim on 640 acres in conjunction with twc

Tells oj anol/,er small camp tl,at yicltfed but l 15.897 Lons of coal •
its short lije of less than four years. 1111d wl,ic!, was ope11ecl by Patrick
Quealy, a gallant ,you,'.ig ,lrislwwn. with a County Clare brogue, who fate;
became one of Wyomwg s greatest flock masters. bunkers and coal mining
'urs, opening the Kemmerer coal mining jield with tlic Jinanci1 I
1:11trcpre11&lt;
help of Jllr. Jllahlon S. [(crnmerer, joiu1ili11g the t/,riving City of Kemmerc ;
Tfl•yoming, wul wl,o once ·'walk1•cl a l,undretl •yards tlirough dri/tin"0 51101;,
and sagc- brush, u target for six rifLes."

if

ATHICK ,J. (~U EAL't was little lllor c thun ho., \l'lw11 he ca
to
Ame-rim lo work wit h his three older brnthers in thl' coal 1ni1w,., at n~P
vicr, l\Iissouri. fin e 1ooking young fellow, with strnng ,rnggcstion of
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brogne of County Clil,t·c, Ireland, in his voice. .An ordin1n_v Juel, it would
seem, but his three brothers, '!'homos, .l \lichad. nnd L tw renn·. scnsc-d llllusuul &lt;1nnlitics in him- disc retion, shrewdness bc,·ond
l1is n.n'e
and cour.
0
age. They &lt;lL•cided to mnku him tltc gcntlcmnn of tlt t: family. Youna Put!·ick should 1mn~ u11 education, if it took their lnst ccll't. It wns : good
rn\'cstJn~nt for the three brothers, for Patrick was to mnkc tlw fortunes
of the entire family. The Qucalys' inn:stment was later to brin«T dividends
to the Union Pacific llailro~d us wdl, for Patric k with his native i11tdlige!1cc and his trained ~usiness acumen 1vns to SCl'Vc the company long llnd
fo1thfully. Be that as 1t may, Patric k wc11t to a business school at Quine)',
Illinois, and immediately on his rrraduahon h e began custino· about for
:.1, job in the ti~ld where he had 1·ec"::i.n:d his early e.x perit:"ncc ar~d where his
hrothers ~ontuiued to work. In Juuc, 1878, he became Assistant Superinth~ Seattle Co~l.and •~runsportation Comp,~ny's mines at New
tcn&lt;lent
C'ustle, " ushmgton. H e v1s1tcd lus brothers at Carbon 111 December, 1880,
n~d while _there a~c,epted the offer of D. O. Clark to become Superjutendcnt
of the _Union Pacific Coal Department operutions at Grass Creek. His career with the Union Pacific hud begun!

of

The following March, Clark came out from Omaha and directed
~u~aly to examine and make a report on coul deposits in the vicinity of
Twm Creeks, north of Evanston. Clark ancl Quealy went to Evanston,
where they were met by A. C. Beckwith, the store operator, and the t)u·ee
men r~de through deep sno"~ along Bear River and Twin Creeks to the
llct"kwith rnnch for a ten day vacation before Clark's return to Omahn
au d Quenly's ?eparture for rl'win Creeks. It was planned that the Twin
Creeks eo~l mmes would ful'llish fuel for the Oregon Short Linc Railroad,
th cn ncarmg completion. On April 1, 1881, Quealy arrived nt Twin Crc-rks
104

PATRICK

J. QUEALY

Flock master, banker and coal operator
other men, and that this man, Negus, had jumped their claim, and
suggested that they would like to have assistance from the Union
Pacific Coal Department. They made me a proposition to give us
a half interest in their coal claims if we would aid them in 1·egaining possession of the tunnel and other property.

"I advised them that the U nion Pacific Coal Department
would not likely want any partners, and \Yanted to know what the_v
would take for their half interest in case we became interested.

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HISTORY OF UNIO N PACIFIC COAL MINES

Tw1N Cn1m1&lt;s, \V1-11CH STARTED t

They set a price of $10,000. A conditional contrnct wns e t .
into with t hem by myself, duly executed , subj ect to confo·;a~~~d
11
by 1\:fr. Clark."

Mr. Quealy wasted no t ime in going into action once th
ment was signed. He hired some friends of the Bell Bi'·others wel ngrc1:• t I1at section,
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.
,eve•·,,
' io Wer e
trappers 111
a n d, Q ue1t1y 1U1d J cssc Bell leading
'. man's
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I111n on Ius gun, t te grtnt company n s1te t i e ,·a1·101ts pro:.pect
·
11nd
drove out the Negus
men
without
a
single
shot
being
fired
The
fiii·"'
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it rather nggressn·c fellow, according to 1\lr. Queul_v's 11t· count, staved dow~
in n hole, motionless and silent.
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. :'f re. you stuying there, or nre yo'.1 gctti ng out ?" ,J essc Bdl asked
Ihc foreman got out. L 1 the meantime the ot lw r me11 wc1·c . t·unvin
down the_ cnnyon, and th_c Quealy-Bell forces fou nd I hcmsch c:, in complct~
nnd u11d1sp11ted possession . :;\ l r. Q~cal_v was, howc\"er. a keen judge of
me11. He knew that the Negus faction was not ren&lt;ly to quit. R eturning
hastily to Ev1t11ston, he wired the contents of the t·on t l'il.cl to :;\Jr. Clark
and rct\cived a confirmation of the terms. Then, on in,, trnd ions from the
R nilroad company, he went to Almy, where he proc11 rcd irn outfit of ten
miners, tools, and equipment, proceeding to Twin Cr eek,, with three
teams of horses curryiug the incn and mn tcrinls. R e relates :

111111.

" U pon my return to cnrnp, I found iir. Ncgus had got in
touch with the Bell brothers nnd offered them $25 ,000 fol' the same
deal we had. I scattered my men oYer the hills pros pecting and sent
It messe11gc1· to Enrnston, sugg('sting t o the rnilroad company
thut, if they wanted u~· -to cnfon·c: the confruct, they send some
eight 01· ten· more rcliubl~ inen.
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.

r ·u . g roup offered t o begin
. . - s covering the Bells. Ne1 1e1 e cam s. Matters conguns on thendknee o'i·ds were exchanged between thd · n t1e Union Pacific
tTt' s an no w
- d"
• was ren Y 1
~~:u~~ ~: 'st1tnd at nn impnsset u:lt11·1 Q1::11y recalls the scene thus:
b gan to en, • i , •
•
t.ent nnd the men c
. I d to invite the 13ell
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F tc and I decic c
t th
" ~\ fler c&lt;rn~ultat1on, 00
d'
. 'fhe" came over o c
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for
mnci.
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lk d
Tirothl'l'" to t'Ollll' iu1cI JOtn u s . , onl m e . I W!'n t out. a n wa e
tent, Rl ood oub i&lt;le, a nd w~~l1/~~ugeftion, l\ hunrlrcd ya rds, ~vh~~
off into the sage brnsh on c
on on thei1· clni,m,, t h&lt;!y ,, o?
• t · tion
1 i.£ " ·c putanymc
the,·
threntenec
.
a·1
"t that was my
ms
.,
f
I ndv1sc t 1en1 ti1....
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make u tnrget O Ill~,
a.
with the r c:mll that WC (. IC so, an
that we were go111g to o so,
lllld
• d "
no shots were fi re •
, • 1 . tf t
..
. Qucnl\' had l·nllcd the B ~lls bu a
'fhc l rouhlt· wn,, ovc:1 , j\J 1.'l'l
:1·or th tl11• Gnion Pac ific Coal Dewon.
icncc
·
b u t w}1e thc1·
.
•
f l ite 1-&gt;ro]Jt·rhes,
the n.sk o1· J11•s t·•' t·c, nn d hnd
·I oned pos!&gt;essw 11 o
t
pnrtment wn . in u11ciuc,- , . , , ; ,:ofitablc n :m11ineu a nother matter ye
thci-c propertie,- w1•rc• to p 1 o, c 1. . I
·t u11 t l11• Twin Creeks pros·
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I t
. d J 11 , 11. Q •1lv's o rl"tllll rep o1
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Ill!• •
'd ,:,. blc qua.ntil ,· of coa l t her e, but t 1. n
tu he dec1cle •
·a
there
was
II com,) Cl a
.
I
h snt
. I' q un.11·t)' • D cs1)il
c lbi:&lt;' i.i nce
the coa
wns;•
prd
.,t 11ns
.~. rctnn•
"' "t c and CJ f .m 1·C l'IO
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l ti c co·tl w•1s u~N1 m the engines o1
needed, two mlin~-,l 'rH•n: o~~~1~': 11 . f~~~hh·1min;d tl~e coo l made fairly good
the Orc~on .. 1m ,mt:.
.
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ven under a
en inc foci, but it was so frngile that i t would nots ~~ up, e .
. "dl
mi7iimum of handling, ancl it could no.t be stored, d1s tntegr dt1~\g. ~~P•.
into s1nck. Consequently, the two mmcs that were openc
1c1e \\e1c

!

"On the fo11owing Snturday night, Frunk Foote, .Andy
Schoonmaker, George Fotbes, Tip Blanchard, Frnnk H uff,
George Owens, and some other s, all of whom were either conductors
or engineers , except irr. Foote, cnme out full_y equipped. They
sent a message to me t hat they woulc! meet me in " 7 ushakie Canyon at the station now known as K.ugget, on the Oregon Short
Line. I met them at 12 o'clock at night. Finding tht•m asleep, I held
them ull up and made t hem fed that they were poor warriors."
The Bells &lt;lid not stny bought and on the next morning, which was
Sundu_y, Mr. Quealy -prepared for a sho,,·down. It wns snowing as he or·
ganii-:ed his men and hitched up the horses, and ~he snow half-muffled tl;1
sound of tl1" wngons ns they rumbled up to Twm Creeks, where the Br
Brothers were camped. i\Ir. Quealy stopped some distance from the tent.
The Bells were waiting for the imnding party, in spite of the sno~, sta nd
ing in front of their tent with six men around them, their rifles pnmed ;n
resting in the crooks of t heir right arms. Andy Schoonmaker 11nd ~ rt
lnborers got out of one of the U nion P acific wagons and set abo~t pit\;1
ing a cook tent, while the Bells watched and covere? the .proceedings t;eir
their rifles, while t he Quealy reinforcements sat m theu· wagons,

d
Hunting in the old days

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Htsronv o, UN10N P,,c,nc CoAL

f tNES

TwtN CnEEi&lt;s, W111cH

T\ltTED IN A Bn,,wL

109

closed :in 1885, only four ycnrs ~ftcr the Union Pncific Coal D epnrtmcut
first denlt itself a winning hand in the controversy.

notify Mr. Clark 1tnd give him iun I t·
b
t ion except that I• must
Pc imc cfore
tendering my rcs1gna t·1011. "

The. first Superintendent nt ~he_ cump wns _Richnrcl _Sutton, who
hnd charge of nil operations both ms1de ~nd outside the 111mes. H e was
succeeded by William Matthews ns Sup:nntenden_t. nnd_ by G. S_. Pierce
ns Outside F oreman. There wns very little maclnucry 1n the n11nc-s, all
work being done by hand, the coal h~ndled by meuns of gn~\'it)'., but production was in the neighborhood of fifteen hundred tons daily, 111 !-pite of
hnndicaps. The town wns small and life was simple there. A town cons btble nnmcd Mnhoney was the sole representative of luw and orrlC'r. Its 011 Jv
store was the Bcck,rith-Quinn Store, with Dann Little ns it ,; ~1,rnug-e;·,
The entire domestic water supply came from n tH' ni-by :-pring. .\ 11 old
timer, who lived at the camp, relates:

Mr. Quenly wen t to Omnhn immediately but once tlict·• 1 1 ,
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e
time before he mn c t 1e mnl move thnt wns to cut I • ff f
sOln
.
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lllll o
rom a
eonnectwn with t 1e cornpnn) t uit he had served 50 faithfully
d ll1
hnd treated him s? well. H e t:ndered h)s resignation, at la~t,.a~o i\;~.~
Clark. "to take
. died at nny,,time
H thntI 1t would lie convenient f01. .,,,r
lv.1r.
Clark to appo1n_t a succes 01;,
c was ater_ to ch ronicle the embnl'l'nss•
1ll l'nt thnt was his. when :\[ r. Clark accepted his resignation nt oncc, nd vising him thnt 110 hmc was 11_cc:ess1t1·y. In the latter part of September, Mr.
Joe Shinfclcirr look m't' r fi-0 111 i\Ir. Quealy the Coul Company's work in
)Iontnnn, nnn ti ll' adn•nhu-er wns free to go into business for himself. In
189-1-, he obtn i ll l' cl I hl· financial backing of l\Ir. i\[ahlon S. Kcmmrrcr,
nnd begnn l'lw ~ll•1·c·lo_111nent o f the• K~mmerc_r c~al field, founding the City
of Kemmerer. 111 w111c h he was to live until Ins dcnth on Novembe,· 17
'
1930.

"There were close to 400 employcs in the mines and n popu l L
tion of 1,500 in the camp, most of the men being Engbli . . cotd 1
or Irish. Every morning there were fights- mostly bct\1 t•cn I l,e
lnst-nnmcd nntionnlity-nnd it is safe to state that whi,.1-&lt;'Y 11 11 -;
nt tl1e bottom of every scrap. After the encounter the mt11 would
get up, shake hnnds, go to their brenkfnsts, nnd then to tlwir
jobs."

Wit~ the closing of the mines, the town folded up quietly into the
su1Tot~nrung coun_try. The four years of its pioneer life, the ~di\'ity of
the ~mes, the boisterous fights, the d rinking and the homenmkinrr · hnd
left little ~1ark on the properties after the houses had been mo~~d to
Rock ?prmgs _and the men trnnsferrcd to other mining towns. Mr.
Quc~ly s splendid work at Twin Creeks had com·inced the Con\ Company
• tiie f o11owmg
• years to m·rn y places where
•
o f 1m mlue' nn&lt;l he was sent Ill
•t
1 wlntstnekcesls nry to secure sound obsen-ntious and the c~m-pletion of diffi cu ns ·s. n 1882 he I l d h" b t h
.
C
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te pe is ro er, Tom, de,·elop 1Iines Nos Four
an d F 1ve at arbon In 1883 1 .
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ie '' ns sent t 1roucrhout
the northern R ocky
•' oun nm area to 1m•csbgate .
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d O
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ments for tl1" acq . ·t·
f , lk~po1 on. nn make prehmmnry nrrnnge"
u1s1 10n o co •mg co J 1•
t·
E
unable to locate a
d k"
n P oper ies. "e.n though he was
aoo co ·mg con] wl • ]1 th
·
Quealv's work was h igJ 1
f f
lie . e company ,nshed for, Mr.
self, h~we,·er was begin~! sat i\nct orr to lus super iors. M r. Quealy himent cntcrpri~e In ' Io ting o le rest css nnd to think about nn ind~pend.
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n nna 1r 1erc he h d b
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n
e~ sent to m,·esbgatc the
opemng of mines pend'
1
young Irislunan J~nd se~~gpro~ a1ro~d's cxpan~1on in t h at direction, t he
filJccl his thoughts to ti
P e~ 5 t nt filled his eye nnd thnt, moreoYer,
1
1e
exc
us1on of otl
·k . WJ1en t h e expansion
.
,
PInns northward for th,. .
1ron d were d 1• ier dwo1
"
rn1
th
f
11e luter recorded it "\ . t t i\[
oppe ·, ere ore, :i\fr. Quealy, as
Gcncrnl ilfannger
tl~;o{Te . 0 ip r. !homns L . Kimball, then Assistant
objection 'if I person 11 to~ actfic, to l-now if there would be nny
0
examined and reported\ Y
up one_ of the properties which I had
0
\ ~e Un:on P acific (in l\Iontana).' I g ot
a favoruble rep ly from Mpo~.
r. tm a ' statmg th at there would be no objec-

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l\lr. Quealy been nw n 1111111 of mnny interests, in all of which he wns
successful. His broad 'i-..ion. rr:..olute courage, and brilliant cxrcuth·r
;1bilitr did 11 01 fo il h i111 to the· last. A prominent business man wrote the
follm;·ing tribu tc Io hi111 :

"As a con.I 0 1 11 rntor, bnnker, live-stock rniser, and builder,
:\I r. Quealy look fron t rn11k in his adopted stntc. Throughout his
busy life, he took a deeply acti,·c part in politics, state and national,
refusing thrnughoul the 11111113• flatte ring offers for a political
career tendered hi111 by the lenders of his party. ,Vl1ene\'el' u crisis
arose in the financial affairs of the live-stock industry of Wyoming, i\Ir. Quealy was called upon to guide the cout'se of events, and
not n stnglc failure stands ngninst his record. When a devastating
explosion swept through one of his coal mines, n.nd specious advisers otfc1·ed the suggestion that a sum running into hundreds of
H1ousands of dolln rs might. be saved by taking advantage ?f the
111'1·, Afr. Quealy sc·orned the proposition, taking the blow w1t~o.ut
n murmur, though inwardly torn with son'ow for the loss or life
sustnined."

It wa.s a far cry from the immigrant Ind with the County Clnrc
IJ1·'.,g~1c, to the grim-faced mnn who walked n l_iundrcd y~rds thrnugh
dnfting snow nncl sage b rush , n tnrget for six n tles nt 'fwm Creeks, ~o
late1· berome the business executive who refused to profit from Ins
miners' deaths: but Pntrick Quenly cnme to the " 'est when thr ~oun~ry
was rough nncl challenging, and the "West produced many _men hke 1nm.
Re was only one of ma.ny stalwar ts to emerge from the wh1!e-l~ot test of
the pioneer duys, stamped with the honest~, nnd cournge of 111s tune.

�Co1.oRAno MrNES

CHA PTEll :S.

Colorado Mines
. II I • fl-v of 1',c t'ario11s Colorado mines, acquirC'd s11bsequrnt 10
1 r s ""' '1
,,
• I
II I I
d
•
thrir hve'inflllll'III by othC"r parties_. 1111d w/11r I a to&lt; pro ucNI _w Jive
districts but J.110.509 tons ill a prriod of ofrerf t,cclv&lt;' .l ear:~· a11d ,duc/1 .11,jjC"ml all tl,,, vicissi111des of had roof a11/cl soT/t 1oor.Q,., p11''' ,.,,/~:,':' &lt;!'"'c·lulior
iroubli•s. /1 ,ras al Como. Colorado. t wt rumus 111•a )', "
11111 , ri•1·h
Jam,•. nwl rw 1111/imcly dealh. _ _
_

HE l •nion Pacific R11ilrond did not confine iI, rni11i11g- ,\\ I i, I! 11·-, t 0
om• slate in the early dnvs. Besides the mine at Cha:-, C r ..,·1,. l 'I n h. tlil·
rnilro:ui owned Ulincs i~ six· difforcnt mining di~trid-- in t'o •rntl11 '.\Io,,1
of tlw111 wcr&lt;• m' ,·er opcrnted by The Cnion Pttciffr ( cud ( 'o 11 pa11, . bul,
becuu~c of tht•ir connection with the rnilroatl, tht•_Y d,•,\·n, n1,·11 o n in
this hi~tory. The. northern Colorado coal is of the i-ub-hitm, 111o u, g-1·ach:
llllci therefore inferior to the bituminous coal 111in,•1I in lht• ~i-'t·r ,la t,, of
\Yyoming. The Colorad o towns which furni,,hecl con! to lht: H 11ln1:ul were
Baldwin, Como, LouisYillc, Northrop, Eric, and Pra1tc·t:Yilll. 1~1·,1111 thl·
time of their opening until Janu,uy 9 , 188:3, \\·hen the t ·11io11 C'o11 l C'ompuny wus inro rporntcd in Colorndo to opcl'lltL· thL'lll. I hc., l' 111illl':-&gt; were
owned nnd worked by the R uilroncl'!- Con! D epn I trncnt. 111 1890 th• l ' nion
Con) Compnny was succcL·ded by The t·nion Pm·itic Coal Compa11y. which
took 0\'Cr all the con I properties o f the Hnil rnucl.

T

Dnldll'in was 1o&lt;'ntcd sevent een mile,- north of Gunni,011, al t lw foot
of ~fount Carbon, on a brnnch of the D enver. L cach-illt·. and Gunni,-011
H11.1lwny. The mjnc wns opened in 1881 , ,-omc tinw prior lo ih nt·qui,ition
hv
•
• ' the . . . nion
. . P11t·ifi,.
. ' R 1•1'l1·ond
• .
• TllC, ( •on I. u f tJI•t \IIIIIII0U:,
gnu Ic. \\'llS 1·1ve
1c,ct t~ut k, '1 ,th a clip 0 ~ six dcgn•cs. nncl wa,, rcnch(•d by a ,-!111ft 1:H feel
ce1_&gt;. fh c roof of the m~nc wns sonpstonc nnd thl' ttoor ,1:11s fire-clay. How1 1, ic c?111 11'l~S &lt;'~ns1dcrccl the best clomc-;tit· coal thL'II mined in C'olo111 10
t &lt; • n sfi·pite 0 ~ its !ugh operating t·o:;t,-, the mine at Baldwin wns o JWl'llkd
11 n pro t u11t1l 1889 Oi&gt;cr t'
.
cl .
••
u 1&lt;ms. were curtailed
II\· till' ro111p11nY unti1.
9
189-·
1 11r111g the next te 11 •
am
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.' e,us
le mtnr 1,·u,, •opera tt·d In· nu·iou:-,
c,-sC&lt;'s, 1111 t icrcafter 1t wns closed.

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,· .c and most rln11&lt;r(•rou~ work. of ti IC mos·t ex·t,cns1,
inir. Como
f ti wns the site
0
IC compan,· m Colorado d
h"
b
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f
great qunntitics or'cx I , •",
' nngcrou:; c.cnuse of the p 1·l•sc11cc 11
1
countn· het·wi•l·n T ·,~- °s cdgn1;. Como wns located in the South Park
•
,rnc ' 111&lt;' an Gunnison
ti D
d S
P k
mln-ow-irnngc· rnilror I T l
•
on te enYcr an ~ outh nr •
the opc1~ng of c•ndi
r~corc~s n.rc not c-l~nr ns to thC' dnte of
th~ &lt;'OlllJ&gt;rrn,· hll&lt;I 110 • f . tc· mmc,.., n 1eport mndc 111 1891 stntin~ thnt
•
111 01 mn 1011 '·1s
• ope11111g.
•
· to tit C (1tl t C O f ti ICll'
W I11'I e tl

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111

. port nrncle in 1902 states that they were opened in 1883 It
• ti1
Coal Company wns inco r porntcd· R obwast ~nl . e
)i6ettc r •yr1tr th rd Cthe l1nion
• 1886, rc&lt;"n 11s thnt
•
•
er lvu1r ,
the firs t mine ther e wns
d
")io worked nt 01110 m
•
• opcnc
'for the l · 11101~
•
C on I C ompttn)• I&gt;,\' n 1'1
1 1·. Ho_µkm s, who lived nen1· H enefer.
Como post off1cl' ,1·ns a t n sctt lcml•nt three miles nwtly, named " Ki ng," after
" '· H. King, who wn,- coun ty clerk, postmaster, n11d manager of the compnnY store.
• Of the fin• 111illl'l- opl•ned n l Como, t he first £our hacl bceit ilband d
one
• •
l ' •ti (' I C
ompnny m,sumed control in 1890. Enrlv
bc•fore The l 1110 11 ll&lt;'I c on
record:; ~ny t!111t ~h&lt;• re11:..011 !01· nbandonm~nt wns not known, (Xeept i;1
the &lt;'Ilse of ~ I 111_l' :\ c, •. Om·, ,~·h1t·I! w~~s cl~scd 111 1889 by n mine fire. A clue
to the finnl _cl&lt;hlltg' o! t he 111111cs 1~ given m n description of the mines mnde
h_r ;\[r. :\lu1r. l k !-taul the roof_:- of nil five mines were o f soft, grnnulnted,
,,ancl_r shnlc, uml_ tl 111 I. en••~ with the use of &lt;'ross bnr,; nnd lngging, the
,-ancl would flo,\ 11111_1 the n1111e:,, .As _before rncntioncd, the presence of explo,-i,·e gas re:,11lt ed "'. nu ,_m:rou:.. senous fire:, and explosions, one explosion
011 January 10. ] ',!),L J..1lling 2!; 111&lt;'11. T om Quc,dy, one of the. fnrnous
~ueu ly hr~1tht•1·, "' o 1nnd_1· coal-mining hist~ry in the end )'. days, ll'llS
ktlk,d nt ( orno ,111111 -.e1·,·1ng there ll:. Supenntenclent. D espite. the fnct
thnt thl' mine, 111 ( 01110 ,1·t•rl' Opl'l'lltccl at n loi..s of severnl thousand clollnrs
111111u11lly, tht' 111-I 111irtl', :-,:n. Fin •, wns not nbuncloned until 189+, when the
rnil rond 1111 11 h1, h it ,1 n-. loC'ntcd pas:..ecl out of the eontrol of the l'nion
P11&lt;·itic S_r-,k111.
The mim•, ,tt I.o ui" illr. Et"ie, B ould er, nnd Northrop arc spoken of
a:-11 g roup i11 tin· l'H r l_\ rc&lt;·nrds. :'\o information is contninecl in the reports
us l o I he da l l'' of I lw ir openings. The records indicate there. ,1·ns n mine

nl ,•nc-11 pl1ll'l' , 11n&lt;l tha t nil were abnncloned in 1885, becnusc of labor diffic·ultie:-. It i, likely t ha t, ,,ince operntion of the mines wns, for the most
p11 rt. &lt;"m'l'il'cl on at a loM, they were nllowecl to remain closed when the
miners. 11di11g- l'Oll tt·a ry to the instructions of their own labor lenders,
went on ,,trike at tlw time of the Chinese Riot which occul'l'ed in Rock
Springs. Sornt' of the properties were, however, Inter lensed to outside
interests.
T he two 111i11e!- at F,·ance,·illc were locnted on the. Fnion Pacific, D en,·cr, nnd Gulf HailwaY, in El P aso County. They were opened by the
DenYer nn&lt;l ~cw Orl~ans Railroad, the date of opening not of r ecord.
!hey ncvcr we r e opernted by the rnion Pacific R nilroud•. The conl, found
111 n ,·ein frnm sc,·cn to eight feet thick, was light nnd fr1nblc, nnd consct1uenth· not ~uitnble for locomotive use. The only demnnd for the. out_put
was fo.r clo111cstic purposes. Until they we1·c 11bandonecl in 1898, the 1111,nes
were lensed to outside parties.
Xo t·oniplc te rccords of officials nt the Colorndo minrs hnve b.?en kept,
~ut the following men nre known to hnve been employed nt th e towns during the operation of the m ines:
• 'fl 1ns R nmscY, John
At Bnldwin: J. P. Cummisky J ohn ~1orris, ion •
. • d t
7
Webb, E. S. Brooks, and James \'\ a tson, all sen·ing ns Supennten rn s.

�HISTORY OF' UNION PACIFIC CO,\l. ~1 INES

ll2
. A C Beckwith wns Genernl Superintende~t; S. R. Slocu 111, AsAt
Como·
• ·supcrtn
• t cndent ·, John Keay,
Thomns
R amsey ,
• .A . J . King,
_ ..1
•
• t t G nern
1
s1s an c . G R Sweeney, and P. Hnrdmg se1:n.'U as ~line Superin,John i\forr1s,F • • 'll . Jolm Morris was n Supen ntendent.
tendcnts. At • rnnccv1 c.
ic Colorado mines referred to were n speculative
Tuken ns a wIto IC' tl
.
1d
.
f
·ttl
tlicn
known
nbout t he mnJor con epostts &lt;&gt; Colornd o
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c. ·t k
I I
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,·cnturc L l c wns
• JI ti Opcnings were locntcd wit 1out cnm c ·now cc gc of th 1,
d
nn ns• a f ti icfi ,Jd tlic cffol'ts to find 1111d d. eveIop work·n ble d cpo:-.1t
• of con I
gcoIogv
o ie e ,
.
wt'rc ,·~ndudcd 011 n chnnce bns1s.

CHAPTER XI.

Hanna, That Yet Thrives
Tells of the 1/anna mines named after Mark A. Hanna t , 't .
' u,io
t IS re•
,,orted 011cc sai'd .1Iwt II1" f'ieId cou Id " suppL)' !he nation with
coal
for u
entury,'' of a f wld thM has produced to the end of 1939 a I l l f
~2.083.835 to~,s of good coal, but which unfortunately sufler~d tw:amo~l
tragic ~xplos1ons! ~d,erc ~om Butler ro!e frfm trapper boy lo General
Supervisor of Jllrncs. Leading the Old Timers Parade from its incept'
• .I1ead crow11ed wLI• II a " self-cockint' opera t0/1,
astride a , 1sa fc&gt; I,ors&lt;•.,, I11s
/,at
0 ,,d where T?m l ovt•. u ho ,s as lovable ~s his name indicates, yet conduc,;
a talkie mo111c r11:rl !'. do:;•1! otltc•r cntcrpris~s. It. is at Hanna where the Boy
and Girl Scouts I· int - hd Teams came into full flower win 11ing many
pri:es at the recurrin!{ First Aid Field Day meel'9.
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HE original ( l hon con! bnsin was beginning to show sig11s of depiction b)'. l '{8i a'.1il lhe con! wns also _gradually becoming puorer in
qunlity. Desp1tl thl ta1th thnt lo3•al Cnrbomtes held in the inc."Chaustibilitv
ancf richness of the hdd, the H nilrond began casting nbout for n pince i~
ll'hirh to locntc ll&lt;'\\ minl's. Through the winter of 1887 and all of the
year 1888, pro-,pcding was canied on along the route of the old main line,
which then rnn ~i,- or :-.even miles south of the present town of Hnnnn.
Two of the mc11 ~ent lo lhe arcn under the direction of the Cnrbon Superintendent, L. R. :\lc_rer, were T. 0. i\1into, Manager of the Beckwith-Quinn
Store nt Carbon, and \\'. H. Brown, who Inter became Super intendent nt
Dann. l\Iinto wnitl•d only to finish the prospecting before he returned to
the store, from which pince he was later transfcned to Rock Springs ns
~fonager of the big Deck with-Quinn general store there.
The prospectol's found an excellent scam of coal, nnd Joseph Cox
nrrived in 188!) with ol'ders from Meyer to take charge of development
,·ork. :\[r. Cox, who had previously been in charge_of th_e opening o! the
nearb)' Dnnn mine. was splendidly equipped, both m point of exper1ence
nnd in temperament, to manage a rough, new-born mining town. In _appearance he was a typical Englishman, but he hnd none ~f the En~ltshmnn's trnditional reserve to hnmper him in his dealings mth the n:irners.
One who knew him thus described him: "He was hot tempered, quirk on
the triggel', but k indhearted. He would explode, swear until the air was
blue, and then giYe you everything he had."

!·

Another of the men who helped open the H nnnn mines wns
H. Butl~r,. who ro~e to the position of Genernl Supervi~or of _nil 1e nnnes of The
l nion Pnc16c Coal Company, nnd who, now rehrt'd, hv&lt;'s m Ogden, Utah.
Born on November 27, 1870, in the first Union Pacific conl town, Carbon,

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�HISTORY Of UNION P ,\CIF'IC COAL MINES

HANNA, THAT YET TmtrvEs

Butler has been nn cmpJo,ve of The Union Pacific C'onl C'on!pnny since its
.
t'on nnd before that worked for the Cotti Compnn y s l) rcdccesso,·
mccp 1 ,
.
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•
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enterc
t 1c employ
of the Con!
ti1c ConI Department of the Railroad.. Tom
.
h' ]
.
Department as 11 trnpper boy, a position w 1c I no 1ongcr ex1sts in rnion
Pacific mines. It was his duty to guard the hcnvy wooden doo1·s b_y mcnns
of which the nir t·urrents for vcntilntion purposes were directed th rnugliout tl1c workings nnd to open the doors for the passage of lllen or cnr1-,
and to close them tightly therenfter.
The Coal Department made nrrnngcmcnts for the uo_n; who \1·oi·h•cl
in the mines to attend day school during the sun11ucr when work wa ... ~low
underground, and 11 night school during the busier winter 111u11lh.~. '['0111
took ndrnntngc of this opportunity and thereby obtained 1111 l'ig-htlt-grn&lt;li•
cducntion. Lnter, by 1·eading and home study, he nrquircd what he lllodestly termed "the rudiments'' of business methods and mining Jll'ad iccs.
He ~en·cd a long apprenticeship before his nppointmcnt to the 1111... ition of
Gcncrnl Supervisor, having performed almost c,·ery ty-pe of \\ Ork tha t i~
rnl'l'icd 011 in nncl rtround the mines. He scn•ed a s trnppcr ho v. dri\·ci·
miner, wcigl11na11, mine clerk, mine foreman, and Supe.l'intcndc·nl at Han~
m'., nlso ?s Su1Jerintendc11~ of the S~pcrior ~s well a .. the H.o&lt;'1, , pring.,
•~mes. !J1s father before huu was n pioneer mmcr, who helped tn opcr, the
first mmcs nt old Cnrbon.

The brnnch line which wus to connect Hanna with ti U' .
.
• 1·me u t All en tJr uuc t'1011 was
·
te (} mon Pacific's
new mnm
not completed until 189
• o f ti1c H annu mines.
•
U ntil
• that time the w ·k , a year afte1·
the ouenmg
.
r.
I
t
k .d •
. .
o1 men spent then·
da)'S m dcve opmcn wor • nn m buildmg a town for ti • . f .1.
. • C d·t·
. I
icu um1 ics and
themselves to I1Ye 111. on 1,ions m t 1e Hanna campsite dtir· ti
.
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•
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.
mg 1c opcnmg
of ~I 111 es _, os. m• ,me
wo, 111 t 1c wmter of 1889 wci•ft rr ·I ti
·1 d • D
.
•
" 1uc l 1c. same
nm1 the wmtc1· before 'The 11•0 ·k
11;; thost that preva1 c m
·
• I •
•
•
, 1 men 11vcd .m
tents, sl11vcrcd 111 t tc ICY 11101·111ngs, and waded to woi·k W" 10
• t c,1
•
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1· JI
1
.
"" Jcep m snow.
'fhcii·_fin;t a111use111?nt 111 wus t 1_c old freight depot, und later a clapboard
shantic, .the .old Richards
boardmu
house at No
'!i"nc. A company
.
~
. • Onft" "~
store wn" built p1 omptly, but Hanna was to wa1t for a second stol'
fl
18~5,_ when 'l'. H. ,lntkson, the clothing slore operntoi· at Carbon, :p~~e~
a sm11 111r . tore al H anna. Jnckson was the only independent store own .
c:,·cr to cstubli,h hi111,elf at ~anna. The mtrnager of the company sto;~
was Gcol'gt• l&gt;(mne, a11 eccc-11tnc bachelor but a shrewd business man.
A choul huildi11g- wa:, erected that firsl year, but children were Jacking, and tltl' d,1or, n 111aincd closed for want of pupils. The most of the
residents of liunnu 11 ere ,,ingle men, and those few who were nmrrierl
maintained ho111cs n I ( ,u·bon fo r their families, ·v isiting them on week-ends.
When scliool wns npL·llcd the following ye,n, J. H. Matthews was the
teacher. Later he mmcrl to Hock Springs to take a position as principal
of the Rork Spring:, ,d10ol and wns succeeded nt Hanna by Clinton Hume.
The little frnn tc eltoolhouse that had stood deserted the first winter at
Hanna wns to be followed uy tt number of other buidings; it wns the forerunner of the sound school system which the town operates today, a system which indudes n high school course, with complete manual training
nnd gymnasium facilities.
The streets were laid out at the opening of the town with somewhat
more eon -idcrution than had been given them in the majority of other
conl towns. Inst..nd of' digging into the most convenient gulch bank to make
n dugout home, or erectina n building on the most convenient spot, the
builders laid out nn order!; scheme of streets and alleys, containing two
conccntrut ions of buildings, one near each of the mines. The mnin street
ran north of nnd parnllel to the railroad. South of the tracks the buildings
were culled No. One Catnp, nnd north of the tracks they were called No.
Two Camp, although each was a part of Hanna. Hardy workmen from
the B1·itish I sles and Finland comprised most of the population in the
early duys. D espite the severe winter and the hardsl1ips of living, they were
sc!d~m sick during these first few years. Unlike ~?st 'other newl?' fledged
mmmg towns, Hanna possessed a resident phys1cmn from the first yea1·
of her founding, in the person of Dr. Newell.
Rattlesnake Creek, about sixteen miles south of Hanna, afforded a
good water supply, but tJ1is blessing was not immediately discovered, and
for some time after the mines were first opened the workers hauled water
to the town and distributed it to the homes in banels. ·with the laying of
,~atcr pipes to the houses and the instnllation of a gravity wider l~c
sixteen miles long, the foundation was prepared for the boast that resi-

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First uniformed Girl Scout First -1 · .
- onstrutcd thc•ir skill be/ore th&lt;' C
• id 1 cum from Hanna. This team demLeft lo right: Leona Tate Ca I ~v~n;or ~/ Colorado, at Denver, July 1, 1926.
Renny and Eileen Cook. Lu .P az:;/ _ilhunel qraw/ord, Edith Crawford, Helen
'
cz11e 11' ng t, pallent.

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116
t'll 11lke today, that Hanna water is "the best in th
dents ofTtll1e town s. In(and plentiful water supply made possible lawnse
state." 1e converue
.
, .
,
t l·ees for the miners homes.
nud
[J'nr
ens
d
0
k .a..: to develop mines to such nn extent that production from
It ta ·cs "'me
• was at l cast three year .
ximurn. Consequentl y 1t
them approacl1es tile n1a·•
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n workings were large enough to give employment to the
tl ie H nnn"'
be£ore
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bcr· of men The popu abon o 1e own gr c11 m hat tune
mnxnuum num
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d
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to j _500, and bas remained in that neighborhoo c1·er smcc t l~Jl- Au except" 01111• I thickness characterized t.he seams at the H a nna nHrtC::i, that in
, bei·i•g from fifteen to thirty
,;
feet thick, and that in No. Two bcino:,o. 0 nc
. ~,
l.
h
I
t'&gt;
from twenty-four to thfrty feet tl11ck . .r or t us reas_on, t e coa was mined
in "beuches," that is, sections of the face were dnlled an&lt;l shnt down in
separate b&lt;'nchcs. Se\'ln-~l fee~ of coal were left ut the toi1 o~ th~ scum to
protect the rock above 1t. H oists? water J?Umps, _a~d ,·cntila t 10~ funs were
l\t first the only machinery used m the mrnes. 1'1m111g was ca r n cd on w1th
picks and vowder, und the lrnulage was by mules.
llinc No. Two had nn erratic history. After three year of op&lt;'ration,
it was closed i11 1891 because No. One Mine was supplying n.ll the needs
of the Railroad and the commercial users in that urea. I t was n ·opcncd
nnd opei·ated for two months in 1895 during the tempora 1·y closing of

Testing for gqs in Ha

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top mining.. This coal wa:ina_ 1 o. 4 :llw~. Note large block of coal shot from
lllllled 10 a he1,ght of twenty-six feet.

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117

Mine, due to a mine fire. When, in the latter part of A .. 1
No- 0 n e
11 ti1c mat crm
• 1 and tracks were . p11, d1895'
.
. closed once more, a
it was
d
d
t 11 l
.
.
tcmove the
. cc was seale , an even ua y t 1c mme filled with water· •
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t@
'fen• years
a, twice-closed
mine. &gt; was
, later No.. Two,
•
. .
. clewa t ered, new
track was hud, a~1d opc1ahons \"le1e iesumed, contmmng until Ap1·il 20
.,. ,vlicn aU mmenble
• bl'e
. . . coal
. tlhad bee
t _n worked
. out. ·The only npp1.ec1a
193..,,
years
occurred
on
J
.111 t el·ruption of act1v1tles m 1ose wenty-mnc
l
I .
une •9,
1929
.,, w ten t ie tipple, boiler house, and old
p~wcr house w~re destroyed by fire. The
n11ne resumed 1ts activities on November
13tl1 of the same year.
No. Two .Mine. produced 6)256,157
tons of coal, its production reachino- 2 200
tons daily during p&lt;'riods of he:vy' dernand. The original room-and-pillar system of working the coal, with the rooms
driven up the pitch, was changed to the
c,;~
panel system in 1912, by which the rooms
•v
were worked on the level because of the
heavy pitch of the scam and the desirability of undercutting the coal. Electric mining machines and drills were installed nt
c~
this time, and electric locomotives had nlrcady been placed in service. Permissible
powder und electric cap lumps were also
THOM AS H. Bun,m
adopted as safety measures because of the
presence of explosive gas in the l?w~r
entries. ·when the mine was closed finally, the. men who had worked Ill it
were transferred to No. Four Mine at lfonna, or to the mines in the. Rock
Springs field.
}.line No. One was a pathetic story of grief £or the compnny, its cmployes und their families. ,vork was progressing as usual on June 30, 1903,
with no warniug of t.he honiblc catastrophe that was almost upon ~h?m.
At ten o'clock in the mornjng people outside the mine heard 11~ ear-sphttmg
crash, which has been described as sounding like the explosion of a heavy
charge of dynamite in rock. Timber, mason ry, and earth, coal nnd rock
were catapulted from the two portals of the mine. Heavy smoke pourei
out into the air. Rescue crews sped into the mine as quickly as th ey cot~\
be organized, but the jnner workings had been caved badly and soon, "?th
the pumps stopped, water beo-an to rise in the lower reaches of t~\e m1~e.
A check revealed that one hu~dred and sixty-nine men had bee~ killed, mcluding John Battle, the For eman. It was not until the followmg Novcm=
ber that the last caved-in working had been uncovered and the laS t bod)
removed. Enrly in 1904 the mine was reopened.
3
The seco~d disaster to No. One Mine occurred on Marc1i 2 8, 19o h,
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as suddenly and unexpectedly a s the first. T he secon exp osion wa

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL M tNF.S

H ANNA, TRAT YET TRRIVES

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The 11ew store ul Hanna opened in 1939. 1- f' iew from Hig!1wn) 30; 2-The
force in fro11t. of the building; 3-Dry Goods and Clot/ring Sectiun: LJ~ Crocery
Seclio11. C. E. Bulloc!., Munagcr.

like the first, coming at one o'clock in the ufternoon. R escue crews once
more 1tsscmblcd lo earn on their grim tnsk. The workings 11·crc found to
huYe cnvcd badl_Y. und :imokc and gas were pouring up from the &lt;lcpths in
such volume that the lives of the rcscuc1·s were in c·onstnnt peril. At knthirt_y thnt snmc evening, ll second explosion shook the minc, ~nuffing out
the li\'cs of fody-one members of the rescue crew. The company's officials
agreed that no one in the mine could han: possibly sun·ivcd the two explosions, und thnt human life wus too precious to be risked in any further
attempt to rec·o,·er the bodies of the men whose liYcs had alrcndy been
cluinwd by the mine. R escue attempts were, -therefore, ubandoncd for the
time hl'ing 1111d the mine was closed. On Julv 10th of that year, aftc1· ex·
tended conforences held between the officials· of the Sta tc ~iine Ins11cction
Dep1u·tme11t and the officers of The. l"nion Pacific C'oul Com1Jn11y, the
mine was reopened and twcnty-sc,·cn bodics were 1·ccon•recl. However, it
was impossible to find ull the b~dics of those who died in the two explosions,
and tocln_v :Xo. One Mine 1·cmuins the tomb of twenty-seven of those who
died thcrciu. '~'he toll of this disaster wus fifty-nine iivcs. Superintendent
Ale~nnder Briggs, Foreman Joseph Burton, and the entire underground
st~fl we-re umong those killed, us was State Coal l\Iine Inspector D. 1\1.
Elms, lc11di~1g a rescue crew. I n recent years the coal compnny's C'nginccrs
located 11 site for ll monument, directly abo,·c the place where the nshes
of t~1c twenty-seven men rest within the mine, and on each recurring l\fcmoriul Day sc1·,·il'cs o.1·e held in memory of those who died in the scorching
flume thut Wl'l•ckcd the mine Oil thnt memorable Mu.rch 28, 1908.

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1\!ine No. Fi,·c wus opened in 1918, but, because of heavy rock bands
found in th e scum, wa_s c·losed within a ~car. _This mine was never developed
be)'Olld t ht prosp~ctmg stage. N~. Six Mme wus opened in September,
1929. 1111d the mn111 sloµ c, t he mtLm return air course, and the mam\'l.ly
were chivcn n distance of 1,760 feet. After opcrnting three and one-hnlf
ycnrs. it was closed down in Mu.rch, 1933, us No. Four Mine supplied nil
the con l 1·cqni1wl from the Hanna district.
The coal scams in the Hanna mines arc high nnd the conditio11s surrounding- the working of these scams conscque11tly dangerous, but, in spite
o f sud1 adverse &lt;.:ircu,m,;htnccs, Hanna has maintained an enviable snfcty
record. :\Ir. E . $. Brooks wns Superintendent at Hanna at the time of the
first cxplo-;ion n t ~ o. One iiine, and he later became a leading figure in
the opera I ions of the Con I Company. Other men who have served as Superintc11ck•nt a l H 111111a . in nddition to Brooks, l\Icyer and Alexander Briggs,
who hnH 11l renrly been mentioned, were James Bowens, who succeeded
)(en:r aud remninccl in charge until Brooks took over the task. T. H. Butlei· ·iiuec,·,· l,•d ?II r. Briggs. Other Superintendents were " 7illiam Hartman,
TI'illiu111 'J'. Cmqfrcy, llnd 0. G. Sharrer, the present incumbent. Joe Lemoine is 110" ?lli11t· Foremnn, having ucted in that capacity for n number of
venr!o. P el, }kn11i ngse11 is thl' :\l aster Mechanic and Electrician. Henry
:rones i~ mirn· cl,•rk, nnd \Villiu111 A. Rttite is material clerk. Thomas Lo~•e,
who is now eng11gt'd in many nctivities at Hanna, once sel'Ved as Outs1_de
Forc-mnn, an&lt;l al-,o as mine derk, at Hanna. John O. Holen, lat_c1· Supcrrntendcnt ut Supi·rior und nt Reliance, was a lso Mnstet· l\Icchan1c and Gcnernl :\litster 1\Icdmnic at Superior, Cumberland and Hanna.
'l'hc religious nl'ccls of the p eople arc tuken care of by the :Methodi~t,
Epis&lt;·rrpal and C'ntholic Churcl1cs. 'fhe colored people nlso httve an E~1scopal church which -tukes care of their needs. Hanna_ has been outstandmg
in First Aid work for many years. Both the adult mmc w?rkcrs teams and
the Boy and Girl Scout First Aid teams have done ·valiant work nt _the
recmrincr Fi1·st Aid Field Days in Rock Springs. Many of t~c championt&gt;
• h •me Iu ded , on different occaship cups
ha\'C! been won by these teams, wIuc
sions both adult Japanese teams and Japanese Doy Scout team~- '!'.he
locai\ospital nt Hunnn takes care of cases of sickness and 11:U mme m• •
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count1·y• for a rudrns
. of fifty
Juries scrvmg· t 1c nee s o t 1e surroun mg
•miles.
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· the rest·aen t p h ys1c1an
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a •staff• of competent nurses. Th e H anna men
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hospital although Highway No. 30, passing through H anna, now fm·nis 1ies
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more ncc1dent
patients
than do t b c mmes.
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limit a nc"· merchandise store on •g iway ' tco.ring down thedold
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190Qing that was moved from Carbon when that town was abandone m
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Hanna enjoys the distinction of valiant work done by the Doy n
Gil'l Scout teams ";th the only distinctive Japanese teams, ao&lt;l th e H~ntt
B and, m1ldC up ;f employcs, is known throughout the stntc ns one O IC'
best.

�DANA, WHICFI LASTED BuT T1-1nEF. YEAHS

CHAPTER XII.

Dana, Which Lasted But Three Years
Tells of the brief life of 011 il/.acluised developmer,I. where but 62 79?
tons of lignite coal u11fit for locomotive or commercial use trns mi~e,i
which. u-!1e11 used for locomotive fuel. left a luminous trail that looke,i
lilte the tail of a comet. behind the freight and passenger truins as they
streaked across the desert. Dana camp lasted onlJ / rom 18H!J lo /89/.
long enough. l,oweuer, to leave some now lwlf-centur) -old lllt'morfr., uf icN•k.
end dancing parties i11 the 11eighboring Elk Mountain district, the mc&lt;im
of tmnsp11rtalio11, an old regulation stage coach dru11•11 b_i /1111r tu ,\i.,
horses. tht• driver a colored man who ansu·ercd tu the 11a111,· uj lfrou•n.

HE ~•unc wintel' thut prospecting pnrt_ics fol' the rnilruad cli~t·u,·crctl

lpromising
tl!e.s1te where Hunnu wus Inter to be built, uuothe1· pttrt.,
u pon n
outcrop of coul nlong the milroad line about twc11 ty 1nih:, west
t:ll llll'

o_f Carbon. L. _R. :\Icyer, Superintendent at Carbon, wa~ diru reel t u negolaate the opening of u mine there from his Carbon headquart er,. :.\lever 11
P_?werful, ~tocky fig~re of 11 mun, was known for hi~ fairncs· in hil&gt; dc;din'gs
,11th the nnncrs. In lus hen~·y Gcrmnn ncccnt, he spoke gruffly und abruptly
to the men, but he was kmdly and gentle nt hcurt. Luter ;\foyer wns t~
become 11 bunker.
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, four or six horses
l\lld handled by ll ncgro conchmun naut•·&lt;l 1, .
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cw
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odcrn drivers 1n regu nbon 1vcl'J could be classed with him i I di"
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n inn mg
the reins over t \ C JO mg nu s, w1 I no cu vertst nnd fording the water
courses. D ann was yet u . town of tents, and even the saloon nnd the store
were under canvas. J?unng the heavy sum~s of '88 nnd '89, the miners
often went to. sleep Ill full out-doo1· clotlnng to keep warm. Dann was
not fntt-d tu live long, for her c~nl was a rather_ low grade of lignite und
wns not well uduptcd to locomotive use. An old tuner who worked in Dunn
gin's 1111 interes ting account of the difficulties of burning the Dnnn coal:
•'A:. the engines of that day were not equipped with stack netting, the chunky p ortions would rcmuin on the grntes, while the finer
pnrtide II ould ,-lao~t through the flues _to issue_ from the stnck 11
strClllll of l\111m•, ,1 l11d1 wus, from back m the hills, an impressive
s ight nt ni~ht.
"Tnun, r u11111 ng 1tgninst the wind were in constant danger
from ho, l' 1r fi n·,. t\110 while most of the trnin crews rode with fin•
buckch, , 11 n,111g -.,11111 II blazes, sometimes fire would break out 1tt
mnny poin t, al 01 ,. lime and would 'best' the crew. ,vith inudcqunte
fire fight ing cq111p111cnt at hnnd, lhe only chance left with a cur fhc
wns to cul the t rnin in two and run fo1· the nearest sh\nd pipe or
water tirnl,.. which might be miles nway. These runs were the chief
outdoor :,pt,rt nf the pe1·iod, on the diY1sion between Lnrnmie nnd

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J?uring tl~e winte1· of 1888, :\Icycr sent Joseph Cox to :.u pcl'intend
:he mme 0 J?t'ntng, nnd Thomas Preston to act a:; :.\l ine Furen11111 The
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• ttcr l"C)lllllned in the district until Dnna wns abuudoncd in HH)l ·After
I 1IC openmg of the mine \V H
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• I n• 1890
W R G I
.' • • iown was mnd c Super111tl.'ncll•nt.
• ·t· un ncr took lin, place and remuinccl while the Dana mine was i1:
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few to handle th
k t DI
n1 on
at rst w111ter pron:d to be too
t•xpcrit•nccd nco1·co• w~r. n knna, and the Railroad in1portrd II numbt•r of
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mmc wor ·ers from the S ti1 Al
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ou • mos at once it becnme
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crs and ti .
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e oo sr,·erc fo1· the Southern,
1e1c was n urge turnoYer of
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mnincd through thut Ii ··t .· tc
ncgro n orers.
ll' few who rewere hnnsfcrrcd to ti is ~\Ill . r, hoWC\'er, stayed with the compnnv nnd
1c mmes at Hnnnn , ·I
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nently. A fow arc s till there.
' len ann was cIose pc1·mn.
Dunn wns II guy town while it I t d Tl
fishing nncl huntin,; un 1 tl ,· as e • 1~ sunoundmg country invited
offen~ a SJ&gt;lendi'•l pt'&gt;l'n cf ou } mg rnnches m the Elk :\fountain district
,
Cl' or week d d
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in the hay burn,. in the tlickerin
nnci_ng parties. The miners danced
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thev pausl'd to rc·t tfi
t gbigl t of lanterns und torches, and when
: partit's thev "pressed
, CY •snt on a. es of h ay. T o t a k·e ti1cm to an d f rom
ti1e1r
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HISTORY or UNJON PACIFIC CoAL MINES

CHAPTER XIII.

Ruwlins. l\ifany bets were laid by train crews nnd onlookers as to
whether the stand pipe would be reached ul'forc th~ cars wo.uld burn
to tlie trncks, and it often was an even break, pa rticul~trly m u high

Ib
wind.
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"The gcime was exciting, WJt 1. one o.r scvera. .ox ca~·s ctblaze
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·ng behind a flying locomot1ve, w1tl1 the whistle ttcd clown
st I eium
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for 11 clear track and everyone with111 1eanng or seeing 1stancc on
hand to watch the outcome. But s~ch sport, of co~1·sc, co:d? _not
last aud the 'old mun' sent us scoutmg for new fields 111 the v1 cinit_v,
with the 1·esnlt that location was made on the -prci,ent site of
H anna, and 1\fines Nos. One and Two opened up du ring t lie summc1·
of '89, and a branch line of rnilroad wus laid connecting- to tJ1e nrnin
fo1e at Allen Junction the fnll of the same )'Ca r."
Onl)' a few houses were built during the f_ew years that ~ ~1 1m~s min~
was beiuu operated. The company store provided the necc-~,.1tie.. 101· the
rcsidents°of the town. The boarding house wns operated b,v ,Jo b X ixon. In
his 1·eport for the year 1891, G. W. Megeath, Supcrintenclrnt of i he R ailrond's Coal Department, had this to say of the Daua pro pert y :
"The mine is worked by a slope wl1ich runs in a not"tlterly direction diagonally across the dip. The dip of the lop e is 1tbout
six.teen degrees, while the seam dips about twenty-six d egrees.
Length of slope, 1,300 feet; thickness of senm us mined, ,&lt;C'Ven feet.
The coal does not give satisfaction fol' domestic or s tatio na ry use,
an&lt;l has been found quite dangcTous for locomot ives on account of
its tendency to spo.1·k. The mine is thoroughly equipped with tt
standard tipple as at No. Three in Rock Springs. imd the manner
of min_ing 1~nd hoisting the cottl is the same. The cump is also equipped with sixty-two tenement houses and the madiincrv und buildings are il1 first-class condition. The total cost ()f in~prn,·ements,
$95,000. ·w11ilc the coal in t!1e bottom of the scum is getting somewhat s~1:onger, t he cha~ge 1s not marked enough t.o indicate the
p1·obab1hty of e,•er getting t~ Yery valuable article by going deeper.
Coal of a mucl_1 better quo.hty cnn be produced so much cheaper
at Hanna that it would not be economy to continue to use this con!.
Thre~ levels_ hnve ~cen turned and considcrnb1c trouble has been
cxpe!·1enced m keepmg up the top and preventing the bottom from
heaving, as the fire-clay underneath the coa1 becomes moistened.
" T h~ mutc1·ial in the _mine will be pulled out in the spring a nd
used else" here and the mine allowed to fill up. The plant wrn be
Jookcd after by a W1ttchm1111. S110uld it become necessary in the
future t~ take.coal from this point, the slope can be reopened and
new cntne;; d1:mm below the present workings. The mine has not
been wo1·ked smce lust spring."
1Vorkme1.1 at the Dunn mine were given employment at other company prop~rbes. The ruins of some of the old buildinrrs may still be seen
t h e· _old site. Close by old Carbon, and the younger H:nna Dana took its
it t
p1uc:c Ill tl1c c1ttegory of "ghost towns."
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Pleasant Valley, A Utah Property
Tells of Pleasant Valley, Utah, that nestles under the mountain in the
a now almost ghosted town where a small
tand of the Mormons,
k I l
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of coal- f ~r t~uc , ; au ,aget LVS Yllet m.inel .d. el~B~lfo ~/ the many fine men
who officwleu at 1 1easa,11 a ey, inc u ~ng is,wp Sharp who not onl
led his flock well, but became one of lJ_tah s most noted coal mining official;,
Mine fires, f llults a,id taxes. al~ combined to lead to the demise of this once
fruitful property, 1~here English , . Scotch ~nd elsh miners loiled below
groiuul in a seam oj coal twenty-eight feet III tlnckness.

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HE Pk11.san~ Y~lley coal mine was tak:n over by The Union Pacific

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Coal Compa11y 111 N o,·embcr-, 1890, with the trtmsfor of the Utah
Northern R 1tilwuy t n the Oregon Short Linc, a subsidiiu·y of the Union
Pncific Railruncl. P J..1m t nt Valley, originally called Scofield, \\'as situated
one hundred twc·nly miles south of Salt Lake City, in Emery County,
Utah. The fir I' rni111· in the -Pleasant Valley Seam had been opened nine
vcaTS p rc,·ion.-. Io tla· trans fer by The Utah Centru1 Con! Company. With
the opening of the mi ne, 11 scam of co,i] twmt1-eight. feet thick wns found,
whid1 proved 1•1111"tinuous throughout the mme. W1tl1 a ~andstonc floor
and roof, the fuhnc of t he mine seemed assured. An accident, l10wever,
upset the miuc'1- b1·ight prospects on New YeaL·'s mo_rning, 1~84, when
the tipple caug ht fire. burned dowry, and set the coal m the m1!1e ablaze.
,John i\IcLeitn nnd hiii son were killed in the flumes and the mme tunnel
11·us pcrmnncntly scaled. A year later the mine was holed into fi:01? Slope
!'{o. Two, through which all the coal was hoisted. H owever, mmmg was
confined to the P leasant Valley Seam.
As the work progressed, the Utah Central Coal Company bou~ht
certain lands held by individuals in t11c locality, and in the early 5l)ri_ng
. • wns opened on tl1e same seam. Since the first mine
of 1884 another mmc
• was ca11ed N
1 0• One• The Fo1
. ·c.man
1n:ts senled permnncntlv t he new mme
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who oµened both mines was John Fife, who continue m c ial g
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when he was rche"ed by James usse •
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Those " ·I10 lo.tel' operate t cGp rop
und er Sharp's direction
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crty were ,v. ,v. Hale, J. R. Sharp, , ;v , B. R ae, Gomer Thomas, corgc
A. Murphy, and Bernard Ncwren.
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When The Union Pacific Coal Company took over tl; Ple.::;1;.~!:t:~
1
properties in November, 1890, the Coal Company had een nt to solve
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but two months. Many -problems arose f 01. tl1e new mannueme
.h
, s the Rio
tl1e nnnes 11 11
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one o which was that the onlv ra1 roa sci'
. • exce1p
. t f.10111 tl1e itnnun1 ic
. &lt;le 1Vestcrn. The following
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Conl Compnn). f01._t]te .J'"cnr 1891' by its Superintendent, G. ,V. :\fcgenth•
tells of this situation:
"On account of t he Union Pacific hnving no trncks to this
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·ti II onl being shipped from Scofield to Provo over the
nnnc ,n I n c
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Rio Grunde Western, the output 1s 1m1tc .
tc prcscn . cnpitcity
would be nbout 600 tons of screened con! p er day. The Rio Grnndc
'IT'
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95 JlCl' ton for ,the haul from Scofield to
" cs t crn c I1a i·=s
~
0 11roro. a distnnce of 11 little o,·er &lt;i7 mtles nnd p::t)'S no rcnt::'-1 for
O f thr rnion Pacific cnrs. For n number of yeur:-. it hni&gt;
ti
tc use
• con I f or ti It' l ' t '.1I1 1)
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been
customary to supply the cngmc
. 1,·1s1011
from tliis mine. On the first of October, 1891, appl11·ation wn.s
mncle to the Rio Grnnde W estern for n reduction in lhl' frl'ight
rnte to $1.00 per ton. The request was declined, nml tlw •l l'&lt;lt'r for
rnginc coal for the Utnh Division wns transferred from_~ eolicld to
Rock Springs, it being thought nclrnntn~cous t-o the 1111,•rc,l- t, of
the Company to hnul con! from R ock Spnngs t-o ~ nit T,11ke m l her
thnn to pay the Rio Grande Western $1.25 per ton fu r the I .nu!
fro111 Scofield to Provo, und then haul the coul from PrO\O to Snit
Lnkc o,·er the rnion Pacific. The trinl hns dcmom,hated I he fncl
thnt it is chcnpcr to fuel the Utnh Division from flock ... pring,.
"Could 11 rntc of $1.00 per ton be secured, it would prnlJ11bly
be economy to take the conl from Scofield mine for the ("!ah DiYii.ion. E,·cr)·thing in and surrounding the mine is in good condition,
excepting the foct that the present workings arc s unoundcd a lmost entirely by down-throw faults: and if the mine :.houl&lt;I at any
time in the ·11c1{r futu re be worked to anything ncnr capacitv, it
"·ill he necessary to put in some sy,-tem of hnulnge, nnd it is possible the ground cnst of the mine will have to be prospected with
n diamond chill. Assuming thnt the sn111c body of con I ex is ts bcyo11d
the down-throws, the mine will In t for a grent many ,·cars. At
prr11cnt it is only being worked to take cure of t he. connncrcinl

trade."

Despite these difficulties and uncertainties, the Compnn.v continued
to help the town to. g1·0,~ and p1:osp_er. A ph:,rsician was bi-ought in and a
schoolhouse was bmlt. l p to t1us hme clnsses hnd been conducted in the
meeting house of the i\Iormon Church, which. incidcntnlh·, was the on]y
church ever to be established in Plcnsnnt Valley, ev.cn though the
:\Iormons mndc up only one-third of the total population. All of the
grades were tnught by ),Jisc; Mny Kimball, who lnte1· married n geologist
for t!1e Ftnh Fuel Company, becoming 1\Irs. Robert Forrester. :\Irs.
Cunnmgham, whose husband acted ns the town phvsicinn for two ycnr s,
was thr second tencher.
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The town c?ntinucd to grow, the population rising from 600 persons
m 1890 to 800 111 1897. The most of the 1·cside11ts were English. Scotch
nnd Welsh. In the middle nineties. the Coal Compnny went to the courts
to contest tin• lrnmcstend clnims of the townspeople. 1.'hc Company point-

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Pu:ASANT VALu:v,

A UTA11 Pnort:nn

125
that
it
had
taken
oYer
the
mines
with
the
undcrstund·
ti
t
II
•
tng rnt the
cd ou
d ·ti t
fe r include ti c o n property in the town. However th
trans
I
1·
th
t
I
C
"d d ""'ai11st t 1cm, ru mg n t 1c ompnny owned onlv ti , c. court
tlcc1 c rI• I
•l d f
. 1c mme and
ncrcs of mineral , an d th nt
the on·nc property, w 11cI 1 cons1s c• oT 1,5'1&lt;2.5
l
·t held no rights over tic town site. IC result of the suit crcntccl no ill
~ccling brb\'ccn the Compnn_y nnd . the hon~cstcnd~rs, nncl soon nfter the
decision , the Con! Compnn_y deeded n portion of its lnnd to the town to
b used ns n cemetery.
c , Vith the financial panic of 1897, the clcmnnd for commerrinl con(
ncccssnry
to close nnd seal the mine1 which re. brcnmc
_
.
1III••Ill d ice! , and it
moincd idle until 190,, when it was opcmtccl for three years, to be agnin
,1 ·cd bccnu,c of luc k o f mnrkct. The ,vorld Wnr, howc\'cr, ushered in
I OS
• 1
•
I
k f
.
11 business boom wh ~1·. 1 nga1n opener up n mnr ct or. conl from tins aren,
b 11t- The C11io 11 Pa1·11ic Coal Compnny wns now dcfimtcly out of the comrein! con I b11 , i1w,, nnd wns concentrating all its facilities on thl' pro~rt~ction of rn ilrnnd fu d , with the result that it lensed its Plensnnt Vnllcy,
or Scofidd, propu·tit'&gt; on ~Iuy 1, 1917, to the Scofield Con! Com~nn_v,
composed of ( n •o! 1,;1 E. P exton, O. E. Brnclbur_v, nnd J. H. ~fartm of
En111~to11. ' ' , omm!.., .
Berna rel :,; l'II 1, .1. who wns agent in charge during the time the mine
·"cl • 11 I 1-.. n·hinrcl
bv
the new compnny
ns
Superintendent.
Newrcn
WIIS ,.lo
'
:,,,
•
•
•
,
•
•
L.
hncl II Jon~ n e1) rd u f -.i' n·itc in the Plcnsnnt , alley m1_ncs, hnvmg _U\:gun
work there 11 t the ll " l' of ten as n grcnser boy on the tipple, carr_v111g on
his school \\ Ork li1.·t7'•ccn wOl'k shifh. Like mnny other men who rose to
high position-.. in till' conl compnny, 1ewren had served n hnrd apprenticeship us 1Trt•a,cr. trnppcr, furnncc tender on the large furnaccdtl1nt
•
•
Iamp-01·1 a·ts t rt·butor , powder bov
the mmc,
. , nn asirns used to r-,·enhlntc
sistnnt weigh111nn.
,
·
rns closl'cl
Durinn- the period in which the Plcnsnnt ~ nllcy mmel ,l\J"
N.r s'
"'
mesn , foro.•
fort I1c l ' ta h F uc I Compnfl)'.' winch
f opera
S fiteeId I By
Newrcn w·orkecl
One nncl Four nt " ,inter Qunrtcrs, two ~tics rom co c.. · 1 en the
w1
tunntc chance lw wns absent f rom thc w I ntcr Quarters
I
·u1mmc
the Joss
of two
clisnstrou:-. du~t explosion of iiay 1, ~900, to?fik pCac~, 2~mpnnv in Fcbruhuodrcd lives. R t•h1rning to The Umon [a~• c bd0\g the fii~c thnt still
ur)·, 1908, he wus assigned to th~ tns • \/~c ;~s made wcighboss at
burned in the 01·igi1111l No. One Mme. :i:,at h
t·me und in 1909 he
,r
•
•
1 d b
d m t c mean 1 ,
.~o. T wo 11me, wluch 1n
ccn open~.
e held until on Junr 1, 1911,
was promoted to mine clerk, the position hd
agent in chnrgc of
1 1President nnd General
with tl1c closing of the mine, he wus mad c /en
propcrtv. On :\Inv 1, 1932, Ncwrcn was mah~ I 1ccnt·1nul'd to operate the
"I
• of the Scofield
•
. p. 8 •
., nnu&lt;rer
ConI compnny ' w 1ct·I co nuscd The Union
., Vallcv property unti·1 excess•·ve tnxa
ion
c
.d
P leasnnt
•I
.
tY the tnxes lene
•
•
t 0 u8 ndon t ic p i oper . ,
b Ob
c1fic Coal Compnn y, the owners,
n
It
tlii·n thnt could c •
•
,, re , the Conl Comp11ny ' 5
•
,;
ttpon it fnr exceeding
any rentnI nnd 1·ova
11
tnincd. ·with the abnndonment of Plensnntll I n]dc1='n'gs in the Grnss Creek
•in t crests •m l •tnh were restnc
• t cd t O 1·ts smn 10
field.

�SPRING

CH APTER X IV.

Spring Valley, Where Oil Drove Out the Miner
Tells the story of a mine m!d village that was endou·cd wit!, l,ilfl, hopes,
only to pass out in less than six rears from cau_ses seldom ~xpenencPd in
the annals of coal mining-the ~ntrance of. o,/ ?nd gas 1.1110. the /o,cer
u•orkings of the mine. Here a mwe was dm:en 111lo an. oil f,p/c/ 1 whicl,
status applies tu it to tltis day. the sce,~e of much prospeclu1g._ Here a town
1vas built. with comfortable homes. sidewalks. trees. a publtr school and
Episcopal and ,l/ormon churches. Here _Clwrles ~Jorgan u·l!o. is 110w joy.
ously living out !,is sunset days as a rellred pensioned Old T1111er. worked
as Master Mechanic, and "Sandy'· Briggs. whose ashes rest under the monu.
11w11t t&gt;rectrd aboue abandoned No. One Mine at 1/anna. ~crl'l'd "s ::&gt;11 pcrintendrnl when Spring Valley teas closed as being too gasn and ll it!, too
many oil sc"epages tu operate safely.

T HE

first coul in the \'icinity of Spring \'ulley \\H :. d i:.co, l•1·cd by
soldiers who were patrolling the countr_y when the rai ll'llnd 11 ·1:. being
put through in 1868.,V. A. Carter, n spcculntor, took u p n ~wtion of
this land, which was locntcd on the main line twenty mile~ l·a-.t o f E,•nnl&gt;ton, and began the work of developing n mine. 'l' hc scam he worked became knml"n as the Curter Ycin. Later the Cnrtcrs bccnnw interested in
cattle, but the familv still holds this section of t"onl lnnd. :'.'\ot until 1899,
when it bcc11111e c,·id;nt thnt the opcrntions at Almy would hn,·e to be discontinued, and thnt it would be ncce ·snry to provide othl•r suu rct•s uf
fuel, did The Lnion Pacific Coal Company decide to open a mine on its
land adjoining the C'nrtcr section. In Xo,·cmbcr nf thnt ycnr August
Paulson, one of the Compnny's prospectors, who had JH'eYiously pointed
out the site to the Company, was sent to Spring Yullcy with II crew of
men to open the mine. Railrond workmen were grading in the Spring
Valley arcn for a new roadbed for the main line which wns being relocated
to run through the Aspen Tunnel, fiye miles west, aud the main slope of
the Spring Valley mine passed under the trncks where the grnding crews
were working.

v" LFY \V11Ettt: 011. D11ovE OuT TUE M1NEns
I

,

••

b • of the Company's mines dming the years preceding and
bended 11. nur~i11 ClO f the century. David G. Thomas followed Bowns during
after the tui . Hc in turn was relieved by Alexnndcr "Sandy" B1·iggs,
the sa111c yciu. upt'rintcndent of the mine until its closing.
I1o scn·ed as
b . f houses were brought from Almy, while the Company
w '
A nuni 11
ci 0 ~ern brick homes, lighted with electricity. Sidewalks were
built others, ~ pl intcd und a schoolhouse was built for the youngsters
t
• •
I Tl1c Conl ComJni d, rec s WCI C·t, t witlt' D. R. i\IcCu1·tnin as prmc1pa.
of the comm~n;,1·' 'buildin ir of the schoolhouse and even paid the teachers
p1111~· finnnccc
~-t Y orrrn7'ized n school district and took over the formal
until the co111mfu1t1l
•. cl~ool .The school trustees, J oseph Martin, James
111111111 "cment O
:.
· f I e o r .t1_1c t ~wn.
rd Chnrk-,ll i\[org-a
,•1• :-.cn ·ed throughout t 11e b rte
Knox, nn 1 0 f '°' 1wing \' 1\Jlev more than three hundred fom1ltes lived
In
the h~yc n_v \
Ii wcli'-;.cmcmbcred names ofI Spring
Vnllcy nrc
• ti • nllnge t m,mg 1
l .,.,,
t
in ic
•
I
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f
\
\1"ilcs
Store
l\Innagcrs;
C
mr
cs
lnorgnn,
,. ·k ,Yhclnn on ' • •
•'
.
fi
S wno
d
~,c
r :\fcchlllllt, nncl ) lrs. :Morgan, who orgamzcd th~ .rst u~ ny
\I'll~ ) Jastc l •
I
of ,Id t imer s some of whom were "r1Jham ,v1Ikcs,
SC'11ool, andc tJ l n un! ,er I "
\ Bri~g's Edwnrd Attrydc, W. H. Groutngc,
A. G. Hoo ' o:.t I' t llll&lt;
I.), •. I oJ '1 G ddard and H J Groutngc.
\Yilli11111 ~ ordl•,··, II. ,Jol111 a nrc&gt; l&gt;, o m o
.'
• • . bl t
1,he Railr oad ('o,11 pnny bu ilt a ln~·gc dcp?t an d kmstalle~ n tu1n~u li::k
•
• II
:\r
t, lC' k-, a tipple with s11a ·er sc1ecns, an
Spr111g 'n cy]., , • inc&gt;t Jl ..;I fo;, the&gt; handling of the coal. Evc1·ything that
srnlcs. were n :-o tm, IL ._
C
· dicntcd that
. . done both br tl1l' H. 111lroncl and by the Conl om~any, m
..
i1n~
'
•
I
Id
tinuc to exist for many ye111s.
the,r were build ing a _to\\ n t rnt wou con
• ·d shanties but the
Herr wns 110 Ry-by-111ght ca111p of tcn~s and clo.pboa1
'
beginning of n prnrn1nc11l ;-(.'tt lcment, ,t would seem.
.
• t}
• l for water. At PiedThe tir-,t difficulty e11countercd was m_ 1c sea11' c ! t f ct deep The
•
•
ti 1 1. ,
an artestan we nrnc y c
•
mont, six 1111lcs away,
. .
th' Piedmont well water to
c c \\as
cornpan,· wished to tap the strcn1~, brmgm~ ttsd tl at the strcom would
the Spring Ynller :.itc. 'l'hcii· cngrnecrs cSbmn c ; ct for drilling two
be rcnchccl ut 1,jg5 feet nt Spring Volley, so 11 con rn

re

From n number of scums locntcd in t he immedint&lt;' region, t he scnm
~elected for dc\'elopmcnt was chosen Yery largely because of the fnct that
it wns located close to the rnilrou&lt;l's mnin line. The coul also appMrccl
to be especially desimblc for railroad fuel. Luter when t he con) wns placed
on the
locomotiYcs the ruilrond firemen ' not being accustomed to this
•
particular con!, ohjected to it, clniming that "one bucketful would ensily
makt' n11 equal Yolumc of asl1cs."
In 1900 Gus Paulson, cager to return to his prospecting, was succeeded as )Iinc Supcrintencfont by James Bowns, the ::\Iormon Bishop who

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126

127

81Ro's EYE ' tEW. OF

SPRrNc VALl,EY

The Lown "as was" before it became u

"

·'deserted village.

�128

Htsronv OF UN10N PACIFIC Co"·

PRING

'ltNES

V \LLEY. WHERE O1L Dnov•: Otr Tlir. ,

• ,, 1INF.RS

l29

. d feet npnrt at Spring Vnllcy was gi\'en to a man nan, 1
,i-ells t h ree I1und t e
. • ,1
I b f
•
C&lt;
r b . II Tlte first well did not attam its uept I e ore otl wa., enNe e1gn •
d ·1r
I
•
d
countered. Nebergall continued r1 mg, 1owc,·c1·, _going own to the
1 185 foot lcl'd, where, instend of water, he found otl. ':f'he well was then
nbandoned, und the railro1td httulcd wntcr to ~he town 111 tank curs until
n supply of domestic ,rntcr wns subsequent 1y l 11sco1•ercl1•

n,, this time, oil wns beginning to pro\'e n Mrnr&lt;·e of trouble 111 the
mine. it :-.eCJl('il into the workings nn&lt;l caused the, l,1nuln_ge 11 ay;,, l~&gt; hcai'l'.
Frequently the miners had to l~wcr the tracks. J he ~ii formed _in In •·~e
pools in the low places in the !nme, and. on ~ne occas11m, lll'C'Ord111g to It
report by ('harks i\Iorgan, m111c1:s cnn1ed e1~hty powder hul'kl•I ~ of oil
out of one low pince in the ,rnrkmgs. The 011 tnkC'n from I he 1111nt• was
used to lubrimte the hoisting engine. When new,- of lhi.; ~liowing o f oil
bccnmc public. oil men began to show nn interC'st in the ~pring- \'itllt•\
district. nn&lt;l one San Francisco firm went so for n, to file 011 an oil
tlnim. The mntter wns tnkcn into the F cdernl court, but tlw ::--an P1·11n&lt;:ii.rnns fnilecl to :-ecu1·c oil producing rights superior to the Co·d C'o11 pnn"''
ronl producing rights. The court ruled, after a k t :-howtd t hn l a 11:dl
locnted in the nn'n produced only n bnrrcl nnd n half of oil a day . thnt
the public intcrl'st would be served better by the production of rnnl than
of oil. Thus con! continued to hold the upper hnnd in the S prin•r \'allcY
territory, nlthough oil still is being produced there in :-mall qunnllt ics. I~
n 1ray, oil won II Yictory over con!, howe,·er, for the pn•-;cnCl' vf tht• oil in
the mine wns one of the mnjor factors in cnusinrr the mine nnd town to
he nbnnd~ned in 1905.. The se~ond mnjor fnctor~1·u;a; the great qunntity
of cxploli1ve gas found 111 the mml'.
The Con] Company. did not relinquish the town without a fight. R l•siclencc houses stretched m rows on the side of the hill and in tht' l'nlle,•

• I

Oil derrir/. ~/WI( in~ 11 glimpse of the town of Spring Valley_in the distance,
also the mi11r tipp/1•. Spring f'alley has long been a deserted village.
1tnd there ,,•a:,, ,L hall built U)' the Finns for their socinl gntherings. There
,rn nlso a public dance hnll, n saloon, nnd Episcop~l and Mormon
churchei.. The town hnd dug its roots in deeply for nil its few years. of
life and the Com1&gt;nn ,· which had nurtured the growth of the communtlity
• loath to sec •it vnms
• h • 1n an a.ttempt. to save
nnd' its acti,·itic , wns
. h d' 1c_
•c1
•
d
prospecting
drive
wit
in
town the Comp1rn v cond uctcd a in cspren
.
t th
1
'
•
f
tL:
tmg
was
to
oca
c
c
mond drills. The principal purpose O ms prospec
d
f d floor
.
f
d
I with soun roo nn
Kemmerer Scam, It tl11ck senm o goo con
. . th n bcin~ mined.
fa series
nnd fine mining l·onditions in the places where it "as c
y
11
y
scam
was one o
,
•
It had been determined that t l1e S prmg a cd b
ti Kcnimercr scam.
. Spnng
.
Vn IIcy sci.•ies was I Ocatc c1ow
ff tic to locate it came
nnd that th1,II
nd
The scum sought proved elusive, however, a . abc or sc more nnd more
ccnm
•
t o nothmg.
Mennw h'l
•1 c t h e Spi.•mg Valle)'
.
d mmet 0 th
sixth cntrv und was
dangerous to operate. It had been driven
·be ·some 0 ( the finest
producina coal with fifty-eight per cent fixc cai onb, coming altogether
•
"'
. W yommg,
•
b u t th c 1110rkings were t·nue
c
found
m
to enter them.
qun11ty
I
let
the
men
con
• Is,·
t
t oo d nngerous for the Compnny ?
. e but tlic compuny offi cin
There had been but few accidents Ill th~ min '
the watch to forestall
realizing the serious hazard, were continua Y on
a mine tragedy
•
d t
•
t d t Super1ntcn en
b05s rcpor e o •
I t
fi
One dny in the year 1905, the re . f
caYcs inn volume 1u
• that gas was •pouring
· ·m t o the mmc1 rolll
I
kings
nnggs
h
O out of t 1e ,vor
•
0 rdereci t c 111c
could not well be cared for. B nggs

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HISTOIIY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL

11NES

nnd reported to his superiors. He was promptly ini.tructed to clo
I
mine and to seal it up, which he did. Some of the workmen wer&lt;' k sc t le
the site to dismantle m_nchincrJ; others were transferred to the c~;ha~
company mines. 'fhc boilers and stacks were tnken down and ship d Ct
Cumbcriand. The houses were dismantled, the majority of them p~ • to
lrnuled to Hnnnn, whc1·c No. Thl'CC l\l ine wns then being opened T:ing
wns ]cft, within the yenr, not even the skeleton
of the busy
. icre
' I
• mtt.s·Iuonin
town that hn&lt;l producctI 495,l H tons o f l11g I grnclc coal iu its hr' f .•
•c SIX.
.Ycnrl- of ndi\'itY,
. nnd S1)l'ing Ynllcv,
. with all its hopes for [&gt;"" l'lllllllt•nc
bccurnc _just 1111othcr "ghost mining town."
&lt;: ,

CH APTER XV.

Cun1berland, A Great Producer
Tells of Cumberland, a lilting name borro d f
I
range that sweeps dow11 through flirginia Kw~
,e lo/ty mountain
/,«ma. crowned with lofty pines laurel ~nden ulcby, . deni:eslslee and Ala'
14.130 --??6
' coal was trec
,vnere
tons of spIendid
k . erne • tlO
l r• A Camp
decades. a school for engineers and mine ma~/n outhin ess tl,an
0 three
L. McCarty's service as a doctor of medicille a!~rfr 0 t el, scene / Frank
epidemic of small pox with whiskey used inl:rnall
e conquered an
it u;as that the mine slopes w.ere driven down O milifan 1e:,iern~lly. Here
on a tu:enl)'·lU:O degree pitch. only to stop wl,en 2 oorooml / /mine pbortals,
d dl
'·b
" .I " h
'
ee~ o over urden
jn d'e11 B "~} .. um ps.d sfau!' b/
far and no further." Tells of Cumberan i s Sam '. a ,;iond er. u
en l~tg of reed and brass," that ,•et lives on
as t11eb up1•nor
,an
'
with
memortes
of the gallant Jlla1·or i t rs, Iormer
J JI · /' ·
· 11 •
,
mem e; o,
• fl~la~IC • ,,,,,estr s Coldstream Guards, who, wearing a gorgeous us I\ t '! ' t' 1~c ies ta , /11,s br~ast covered with medals won in Africa,
led the OM T1111,•rs Parade as J\Ja1or•Domo- unti/ he too went west.

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c,·u·,,

t

T

H_E tu rn o_f the ccntmy fo~nd The Union Pacific Coul Company

muw, work111g nt full cnpnc1ty to supply the demllnds of the Rnil1·oud; in fact the company's production wns running behind .~chedule.
~Vith ~lac ~•arbon field nl111ost worked out; with the operating cost mountmg d111ly m the Hock Springs original No. One Mine, and six other mines
located there closed; with the last mine at Almy shut down, and Dann,
Twin Creeks nnd Grass Creek turned "ghost towns"; with Plettsnnt Valley
temporarily closed due to transportation costs, and with the Colorado
mines abandoned, the Coal Company had no choice but to locate and
ope~ new mines, und that as quickly as possible. Consequently, the en1·lY.
sprang of 1900 found a party of prospectors following the banks of n
smnll mountain stream that originated far back in the hills of Uinta
County, ,vyoming, where Captain J ohn C. Fremont h_n d mndc the first
coal discover.v in 1848. Where Dry Creek intersects with Little :Muddy,
ncnr what was then known as Little Muddy Gap, the prospectors encountered favo rable outcroppings and established what wns destined to
b~comc one of the prosperous con! camps of the intcrmountain west. :he
site wns only a few miles south of the old ]inc that hnd separated Mexican
territory f;om Oregon before the great western land transfer was mndc
to the United States in 1848.
.
T he location was promptly dubbed Cnmp Muddy nnd Camp _Muddy
n
it remained until the tents nnd bunk houses gave way to the bnck n cl
frame buildings of a real village. Reliance, the settlement's next munc,
was soon succeeded by Cumberland. The Jnttcr nnrne, chosen by F. L.
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n

�132

CUMBERLAND, A GREAT PRODUCER

HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

l\IcCnrty, Cnmp Forelllllll, who Inter becnmc l\Iinc Supcri_ntcndcnt at Rock
Springs, wns selected because .Muddy. Creek Gap_ rcn1111ded him of the
Cumberlnnd :Mountains in tl~c Blue R,dg~ range m the eastern part of
the united States. So promising was the site that the Oregon Short Linc
n subsidiary of the
l'nion Pacific Railroad,
sc t n crew to work
breaking ground for u
branch line from )foyer
Junction tu the tent
Yillngt'. 'flw l'Otd company workml'll did not,
howcw·. begin digging
conl i111111cdiat,&lt;•ly, since
the brnnch rnilroad wus
not to be completed until the following :\larch.
Instead t he \' busied
themselYes in ~~tnblishing n pcrmnnrnt town
a n cl construeting 11
plnnt l h n t would be
capable of hcaYy production Inter. Some experiences of that first
winter were recorded bY
Fo1·cmnn :\IcCnrty i~
t(1e Rmploycs' iingu:t.me f o r June, 1926,
wherein he said:

~ - - ---

the rnilroud, n_nd the Foreman frequently had to treat cases that should
, lin&lt;l hospitnl care,
but the men afterward scemrd none the woi·sc f .
)lt\C
.
1· I
.
• 111
Ithe
trcntment. Of l11s 111c( ,ca cxper1e11ccs, 1'.lcCurty relates:
"Onc1• we hnd a real ::.care, which some of the bovs will rcc
ber,
thut caused no md of excitement at the time nnd consider111 111
nblc 11 11111sc111l'11_t 1~ftcrwurd. It happened i1,1 the early i;pring of
1901. The 111a.1or1ty of my bunch of huskies took ill, nil in the
spiice of u fl',\ duy..,, nnd they were real sick. I had a hunch that 11
conhtgiou,,, di,,,cn,,,l "as prcvulent, but I could not figure out the
trouble. IL wns lwyond 111y diagnostic ability. My brnin wus fast

'

becoming ..,,·1·11111ulu l in trying to associate the symptoms with anything I'd k110\\ n. 11 hen nn old fellow named Ned Larkin came into
the office. u11d '" ~cd wus plentifully pock-marked, it dawned on
me thlll tlll' -,ol11 1 ion wus stumped on Ned's face. Questioning him
ns to tht ..,~ IIIJI ,1111,,,. I found they checked fnidy well with those
of my p at 1t·nl .. . ,o we booked the disease as smallpox. We were
ath'isc&lt;l 111111 th oul:y ,,urc cure was good whiskey, npplicd libernlly
both intcrnnlly a nd cxtcn1ally. I ordered u ten-gallon keg from
Kc1111111'1'l'l". 11 nd ~ cd, bdng immune, was placed in charge of thr
~ick. In t ill' 1111:nntimc prnctically the whole population of t he
c11lllp had ~onl' to their bunks, but by liberal applications of whiskl'_\', pin::. ~eel'~ l'Xpcrit•nce, we h~d iu a short time the u_pper hand,
with \'Cl')' f l' \1· of the boys bcurmg marks from the disease. ';l'hc
pile of whi,-kcy requisitions written looke~ ns though each patient
took a dailv bath in thut delectable fluid, but as we cume out
without an): serious results there were no regrets. Neel's requisition:i would gcncrnlly rend: 'Plcuse deliver to "hospital" one gallon
Old Hickory, cured in wood, for bathing Swedes.'"

L...._

D_o you ';member old Snip and Trot, the Sup~rintendent s team at No. 1 in Cumberland? This
pi~Iure u•as tak~11 in 1905 11•itl, A.£. Bradbury ancl
lo 111 /. I!art-Just after the team ran a,mr JromNever 1111111/••llr. ,l/c:Carty. nu/ .~ed.

"A smull commissary wns OJJ, , l
• •
11 f • . •
~ne&lt; ' cons1strng of fl \ ' C l'Y ll n •
usunl ~tock.
•
.,
, ovcru s rom size N -!8
I
•
up, with other articles f
• i ~up, s toes from size ~ o. 11
nil six-footers spec· Io ._apparel lll proporti?n, As our crew were
•
in snes were ncccs •
. A ,. t
f
Slll') •
uc ter crew, however, like the gencrnl p
1
nny mining town lrnd ;ru.\1on nfhterwnrd, could not be found in
l&lt;')
ecn c oscn from millions."
To ~lcCnrty us Cnm F
duties, not the Je~st of . , Ph orcmnn fell a heterogeneous collection of
c,mnn11ssnry,
·
" 1He clwns, Gthe dut ), of uctmg
• ns mine doctol'. The
early designut
s•ty the "doctor'~" q t c us cnt•rnl Heudquurtcrs became of necesf
. .
unr &lt;'I'S too I ti
.
,
•
ronhcr hfc, lucking d
• n ie midst of the roughest kind of
trea tcd a JI the ailments
u equate
tools
and
t
•
•
und • . .
ruining, ~lcCarty single-handed
mJur1cs of. ti IC mmcrs-and
•
Iuck.' common sense, nn&lt;l th~
by ,•irtue of good
pube_nts, he munugc&lt;l to .· d splcu~id heulth of his rugged six-foot
fotnht)•! and F rank wus ne,·e
"m up lu s• me d'tcu I career without' a single
out a license. Deep snows r prosecuted for practicing medicine withprevented the t1•n..nspor t a t·10n o f patients
•
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Old · t
j ,1 · N ? Tipple and Boiler Plant at Cumberland, Wyo•
I
. t oal shipment made
pie ure o 1, me o ming. No. 2 was opened iii November, 1900, t re 1irs c
0 19? 7
therefrom in April, 1901. The property was abandoned o11 June 3 '
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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL M1NES

CUMBERLAND, A GREAT P1101)UCF.1t

The surrounding countrJside still bor e ev idence of cu l'l_y pioncerin
and even licndstonc,; were found al g.
P ar t5 0 f old o,·crland equipage
• •
Oregon ' f nu·1 I111cI 1·11II 0 11·c 1l t I1c cou rsc of ong
ti .
ti1C Irn", when' the orirrinnl
b
] "J.
D' . j
I. I
lt
stream· to its headwaters on the llc::n .~11·c1· 11• 1c e, w 111· 1 t c:;tiffod to the
pussnge of frontiersmen mm1y ycurs bcf_or e. _One ,·~•·~• promjncnt headstone, a few miles west of the eump, wns .1nscnbl'd with_ the F1·etH'h no.me,
"Frnncois Grnmn.piccn," and elated 18.J,3. No doubt it 11·a s tlw restiiw
pince of n fallen lender. The land itself wus s till wild enough. Dee r wei~
plentiful ttnd large herds of antelope ranged nearby. ~lcCarty recall~
that on Chri~bnns D uy of 1900, the men shot four head of d ct-1· in the
"'ill°'r Gap Vicinity, where :i few days prcviou:,, 11 '1t•1·d of fol'l_y- twn
had been reported. Agnin writes :\IcCnrty:
·'Co3•otes and wolves were numerous and prowll•d ,, c lo,1• to
rump that several were shot from the tents. There Wl' r, f L·w 1•, P ilings thnt 11 chorus from n nen rby pnck or c,·crnl p11 cl ., w;i, not
hcnrd. Trupping was a fo,·oritc pastime_, nnd many !.."od p,
were brought to camp."

n,,

From i\lnrch, 1901, when the rnilroud brnnch to Cm11hcr l1111cl was
completed, work hunicd forward npncc, and clul'ing thal prini-r and
su111111e1· No. One Town and Mine No. One building:- we r e lilli,d1l'd. ~l ine
No. One l111cl been opened during the winter, and thirtv- thrl'c t on~ 1,f conl
h~cl been tnken out of it. In n short time this 111in~ was prod111·ing us
h1~h ~s 3,000 tons u c~ay, o. record not equalled by any othe r one- tipple
mine III the state. Clms J ohnson, httcr the M us te r i\fc:chanic nt Cuml&gt;erland, ~n~ later Prei.ident of The l"nion P acific Coal Compan,· Old Ti 111e1·s'
Associubon, was nt the hoist control!&gt; when the first tl'i[) of l'Onl wn~
taken from No. One i\l ine. T hree yeai-i-; later he was ,mccecdctl bv Axd
,Johnson, ,~·110 hundlecl the lcYcrs until the lust trip t·a111e out of th~ Cumberlund
_ mmcs on June "l
- , 1980• ,_,o. •r wo '.\1'rne was opened ·111 1901,
and ~o. Three was opened in 1905, d mmg
,·
·
f
wh'1c)l year t I1c p1·od11ct1011
o

135

�136

Hisronv OF UNION PACIFIC CoAL MINES

•cians in Rock Sp.rings. One of the early engineers ,v
a1so became p llys1
E •
.
d S . .
as
nru·
D av1"d B1·"1man
◄ ngmcet
ll'l inm
"
, who became
.
A . an Gupcrmtendent of
• Coal Company and still later ss1stant enenil :M aung
I Supenor
t1e
'
U • p "fl C IC
er,
and then General Manager, of The mou ac1 c oa ompnny, leaving
the latter position to become ~~anager of the Phelps-D~dge Corpol'aNew Mexico. When
Mr.. Drennan d1ed on No,•nn
.
•
t Da~·,•son
••
,
.
" 1t 10n mmes a
b . 1 1931 he was employed as President of the Utal1 Fuel Company
~~h iicadq~arters at Salt Lake City. The first Chief ~ngincer at Cum~
11
bei·land was Frnnk A. :Manley, who eventually became V1cc President and
General Manager of The Union Pacific Coal Company. On leaving the
Company, be was employed by the O'Gara Coal ComJ&gt;nny,_of_ Illinois, us
\'ice President and General .Manager, and, at the time ot l11s death 011
August 2, 1987, he was in the service ~f the P!iiludelphia au&lt;l Heading
Coal and Iron Company of Pennsylvania. A third Cumberlnud engineer
who later attained high place was J nmes Needham, who b i.:ctLUH' Genci·nl
Supe1·intendcnt of the ,vashington Union Coal Company, a t To110. Wnshington, and later As- r
sistnnt General Superintendent of The Union
Pacific Coal Company
at Cheyenne. l\lr. Needham was employed by
the Republic Coal Company, 11 Montana property, with heudqu1uters
in Chicago, at the time
of his death. A fourth
engineer was William
Gctchcl, un&lt;l there were
hosts of others.
The list of fonner
company officials nt
Cumbel'!nnd -includes
besides Frnnk :i\IcCnr~
ilfir~e No. _2, Curnberland, boiler plant, tipple,
ty, J o.ck Faddis ~liargmg stallon, etc. The garden plot in foreground
George A. Brown Wil~ 1s the back 'yar,l of the late George F. Wilde, for
liam MclntosJ1,' nnd ~a11)' '.rears_ employed at that point, sei•eral of whose
~_are still at work for the Company. Taken in
George Bfocket·, who
were at different periods
employed ns l\Iinc Superintend t A
.
A. Wilde Jolui ~,r t '.\I' I eln • m
. ong the Mme Foremen were George
'
iua cs, l\ JC 1ae Bl k ,v·11·
man Fearn. and Cl·i :· J h
a e, 1 1am Tate, John Hunter, Ly,
11s
o nson Tom D •
d
employed as ~Iastci· °'il h . '
avis an Arthur T. Henkell were
i, cc amcs at the C
b ·l d
.
11
now deceased later b
G
um e1 nn properties. Mr. Henke ,
Coal Compa~"' ut RccakmeS c_ncro.l Master Mechanic of The Union Pacific
J
oc C prmg·
Horace Levesque
late.
h' s. Store °':I
i ,· anagers at Cumberland were
1
'
as. icr of the Superior National Bank, Superior,

CUMBERLAND, A GREAT PRODUCER

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w·yoming; S. D . Briggs, who became Cashier of the Hanna State a nd Savings Bank; H.J. Harrington; J. A. Williams; H. Harris; Nels E . Youngberg; John H. Holmes, and Harry Clal'k.
Cumberland is today a "ghost town," its mines One and Two, that
dipped down to a depth of 2,000 feet below the surface of the valley, are
yet living memories to many men stiJl in the employ of the company, 11;;
wc.11 us many hundreds scattered throughout Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and
the '\Vest. The Cumberland band of fifty-three pieces, a wonderful blending
of brass and reed instrumental music, was organized in time to appear
nt the First Annual Reunion of The Union Pacific Coal Company's Old
Timers' Association, held at Rock Springs on June 13, 1925. The leader
was Bnndmast.er Bovero, with Major Griffiths, former member of His
BriUn.nic Majesty's Coldstream Guards, carrying the baton. Farewell old
Cumbc:rland, you carried a great part, and gallantly, in the drama of
western life, for thirty long, arduous years.

�Sul'En1on, SECOND ON1,v Tu Roc1&lt; SPRINGS

139

CHAPTER XVI.

thu t way." The o rigi.nnl cook kept his thu.nkless job and t he men continued to sit down to their rather unpalatable food.

Superior, Second Only To Rock Sp1ings

Drinking water w,1s obtained from springs in the vicinity of the
cnmp, nnd wild gnme, including de.er, antelope, and sage chickens, was
found 111 nbundnncc. Thus the crew had all the necessities of life within
rend, anc! w~re ~1~t altogether depc~dcnt on the commissary wagons that
111udc pcr1od1c ,·1s1ts from Rock Spnngs, the headquarters. It required nn
L•ntire day to dri\'t' by buckboard and mule team from Rock Springs to
the camp, c,·en when the weather wns good, and it was not unusual in winter
time, wl1c11 the con11niss1ny wagon wns overdue, for the prospectors to
shou lder their .,hovels nnd, after a long t rudge, to find the buckboard
stuck fns t in 11 ;.nowdrift. At times the men worked for hoUl's before they
t cmld ch•111 Ilw t rnil sutlicicntly for t he rig to reach camp. The rnthcr
pri tn iti" : life in t he tent:; greatly enhanced the attractiveness of Rock
Springs to the n r w nt work i n the canyon, and the me!! looked forward
h cnly to tht&gt;ir oc·casional return to town, although, according to Mr.
Sw ann , th, ir 11w11cy mclterl nway qttickly when they came in. A favori'tc
n11t1hc.mt•nl ' " I" tha t of pouring nick&lt;'ls in slot music machines, disp&lt;'l ling
,, ifh tlw 11i,•l-dud ia 11 th&lt;: '{ilcnce of the hills with which t heir cars were
Ii lied.

Tl,is chapt,•r tells of a sturtly. productive mining community wl
the last mine, construc/1•il i11 1938, icill con!i_nur to prod1_1cc coal (if coc:l~~
used ). for thrrc-quar/ers_ of ~1 century. fli' 11!t (lfOSp~ct,ng begun 1:11 !YOO
0111/ prn,lu~·tion com11~e11c11'.g 111 1906. the ~up~nor_':..11~u•::, rank s,•cond ouly
to those of Rock Spnngs m total produc//or,. 23.51;,.10 I tons. I II the fort
:rears ,d,iclt /rave pass~d s~ncc Morgan_ Griffiths led his _prospectors tou·11r~
Horse Thi1!f Ca11yo11. six 111111~ 11•erc built lo prorluc~ until ••.\lt&lt;tu::.t NI, the la.{l
of thl's&lt;·. The D. 0. ~lark Jll~r,e. capable of prod11c111g 111,,,.,, coal in twr11 ty.
four /,ours th1111 all its co:11b~ned predecessors ~-ould 111u1 , ui•er lf1t•ir thirty.
incl, ~UU!.f,1' trncks. Superwr ts the home. four /mws 11·011. ,,{ the liflle bron:e
lady 1111d /,er cfiild, the ··Scntir1els of Safety.. trophy. a u &lt;1r./Pd jor oulsla11d.
ing sc,jl'l)' rt•cords. It u•as here rears ago that ··]ad·· ~ mill built ,1 teacherage lo house a l,o:;t of lovely, smiling school teacher., . the 111,•mori,:.~ of
1d1icl, /,ave kept him single but still admiring. The C,,1, pa11J \ " liigliest
ubove .wa lrvcf" dcrrlopmerll, Sur,erior carrit·s its hca,I lt'l'lf up in the
clourls.
AT THE time thnt the woTk of prospecting was bcincr earrit•d on in the
rici11ity of Ctm1bcrla11~, l\lo~·gnn Griffiths aml a pn7"ty of pl'Ospector,;
~truck out f_rom Hock Sprmg:- Ill n northeasterly clircdio11 to prospect
rn Ho_rsc Thief C'1~11yon, where it was known that out('rnps of a promising
&lt;~ep?s1t of _coal existed. 'rhcy hnd to trn,·cl but twent\' miles l&gt;cfo rc cstnbhslnug their camp. A })icturcsquc place. the canyon wi{,,. named l&gt;y the en riv
• d ti·Hl t n gang o f outlaws had
• made 'this their
• rcncfc;,.•
•settlers·, who c·I~u~nc
vous nnd the h1&lt;l1110'
J)lnc,·
·
f
·
ti
•
·
·t
I
J
'I'
l
I
.
o
'- 01
ICII S ll en .IOJ'~Cli.
lC CU llVOJI \\'ltS Oil Y
one of •sc,·crnl
.
• hs and his•
. . II1 tiic area to s I10w outcroppm"'s
of
coa
l Griffit
0
•
•
party wl1 I1 I d l G
· •
• Eic me u cc us Paulsen, m chrcct churrrc of the ti.eld work nnd
Cl111 l'-1cs
,
S
•
Cl
•
.
b
'
• • ." nnn, now 11cf Engmcer of The l'11io11 Pacifi c Coal Compunv, w110 dicl the sun•eyi
d
•
tent·~ 111
• ti
· ng an mnppmg of the pro:-pects, pitched thrrc
,
1c can yon to u •e
•
,
.
nncl mes . I II • ·I . I :; as n Ilium camp. The largest was used ns kitchen
1
'' 11 c ft 1c other t \\O
• t en t s se1·vcclJ as s1ecptn"'
• quarters nnd
storage sr iu , O
oom. nc o the l'l'ew . d I
d
o
'ti
the undcrstnn&lt;l·11117 ti· t
"us c egnte to cook for the party, w1 1
•
•
111 nn,·one ·I10
I
•
cl
•
Id
nmncdiately be cl~ . t I ·'
"
eomp nme about the cookrng wou
cominir ro1: , 0111 ~t~g,i cbt to tnkc O\'er the job. No complaints were forth,.,
~
C IDJC
lit O
•
•
ulm·ly inl'cliblc on Or'tl
nc niornmg, when the brrakfust was parhc•
• • were not
' Ie• b 1c crew spO ke ou t unguardedly, allegmg
1nscmh
th n t t]1c
1
coffee 1iot fit to d .~0 I nt &lt;lou~h, the bacon burnt to n cinder, and the
rc1ur-mbnc&lt;l the ~'. • • •11 th c midst of his tirade the complninant suddenly
·1 " •
,ll gu111 about c 00 k'
' he stopped to mustc1. a
MUI t'. \ ou lrnmr, ho s ,, I
,
mg, nnd so
y ' le confided pleasantly, "I ]jke everything cooked

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'Pro,.,p1•cti11g having clcn•lopcd thnt Scams Nos. 3 , ·1 , 7, nnd 13. the
latter 11011· known ns the ·va n D _vkc Scnm, W&lt;'rc of sufficient thicknc-ss to
justify the development of mines, ]) relimi11n1·y rnilroad surveys WCl'C mndc
up the long c-nnyon from Thayer J unction on the main line. Later p ermanent surveys were mndc, a nd tl1c constrnction of the rnilrond stnrted. In
the menntiine, locations for mines hud been selected nnd n town site lnid
oul T }u work proceeded rnpidl_y. On Octobcl' 23, 1903, the drift ;nto "C''
)T i111 "n, , b\l'tccl. and on F ebrun1·,r 24, 1906, the slope was begun. "A"
and '·Jr ) l ines were opened April 30, 1906, while "D" Mine wns opened
June 80, of the snme year. "A" i\I ine was opened on No. 7 Scam, close to
whc-rc the p 1·esent highwny now passes, nnd this mine was later to include
S&lt;'nms Nos. l an&lt;l :J. The work wns under compnrativcly light cover, and
linulnge was cnrricd on b_v mules, with n few electric locomotives. The
hnulngc from Nos. 1 and 3 Sca ms was conducted by an endless rope
hnulagc 011 an outside plnnc to the tipple, a distnncc of 8,500 feet. The
con! wns nil undercut with electric mining ma.chines, and drilkd with electric drills.
A number of dwelling houses nnd miscdlnncous mine buildings were
at onc-e placed under construction, and during the early life of "A" Mine,
a store and schoolhouse were er ected. I n tl1c main pnrt of the town substnntinl buildings, including sto re and office buildings, were built. The town was
known as R eliance until, on Jul_y 1~, 1906, the nitmc wa~ chnngcd to Superior, the title it now bears. Some of the cnrlv )[inc Forcmt•n who mnnngccl
"A" Mine were J nke McDonald, Tom Whnlc~ uncl J olm Ilnrwick. The mine
wns dosed down and abandoned late in 1923, the workable &lt;'Onl mined out,
No. 3 Scam bcinothe last section to close. As before stated, "B" Mine
h

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140
ril 30 1906, on :'\o. 7 Scam. A tipple wns constructed ai 1
was opened Ap . '
•
t·J 1918 h
11
conl continued to be mined from this scam un i
' ,~• en the coal wns
Seam wm; well m the f}rodticti'
. rkcd out• "B" or Yan Dyke
.
rnirev\\o
•
.
011
t 1
·t
• ·lien No 7 Scum closed down, this coal nlso dumped over "B"
s nge "
1
•
•
• d'
•
•
tipple. As this clinpter is ~1•nttcn 111 1cations point to the pcrnutncnt
dosurc of "D" :Mine earl)' m 194'0, clue to the complete cxhtlllst ion of
workable con!. The cord in No. 7 Scam 1rncl the Yan D)•kc Sl•am wa s cutirely cut with mining machines, electric drills were used for drilling, ancl
the iiaulncrc 11·11s conducted with mules and electric moto rs. The drift in
1
"C" )linc\a"ing been stnrtcd in 1903, work was licgun in I he slope 011
Frbrunr_r 24, 1906, and "D" 1'1inc was opened June 30, H)OCi, both mine,.
on No. I Scam. These two mines ,u-c still operatin~ at the pn',.c11t tinw
"D'' )line hnYing been closed down in 1927 and not rcop &lt;.'llu l u nlit 19!37
on ;1ccount of lnck of market. Both of these mines 111-n-e hccn 111 r~e prnclm·crs. with u fine nccident record. However, it is anticipa ted tl111t huth "C"
and "D'' )Jines will be worked out and abandonecl p ermnnu,I ly \I ithin 11
few ycurs.

''E" )line was opened during 1910, nnd n modern , h-t'I '-&lt;'l'l'cning
plnnt wus constructed thut year, embrncing sc,·eml ver_r u11u,u1tl fraturcs.
A shaft had bee~ sunk for a disl nnce of 100 feet from grou11tl J,.\ cl, with
H steel l1cndfrnmc erected thereon, on the top of which wu~ im.t 11llccl u -JOO
H . P. electric hoist with full automatic control. Sclf-dumpintr cnrrc, ,;ere
used for hoistin~ purposes, and II rescrecning plnnt was cr~· tccl ncnrbv
for the_preparnbon of !he smaller sizes of coal. Af tcr the p lnn t h nd bee~
m sen ·1cc up to 1922, 1t was found ndl'isublc t o close it d own and hnul
th~ conl to "B" tipple with n fifteen ton clecti·ic locomotive. In 19:31 "E"
~i°efi was con)pletel.v closed down b_r the depiction of it~ coal 1·c:,.cn·c:..
. le rst sh_ak,~1g conveyor installed in the Rock Springs district w11s put
9 -1, and nt the prcwnt time all mines
m "C" •l\fo,c d urmg
• 19:.
.mtoS operation
.
~n t ulplC
dl'lor ,~re ful_ly mcchrmizcd . About 1910 n "lls producer plant wns
• used to opernh•
e,
blllSt llth C llt nn
. l\lrnc' the gns b cm~
1m electric trcnerntor
s~grc:tq~~~t:~ ofl clctclric pbowcr devcl_oped was so smnll nnd th~ expens~
'
e P un was a nndoncd m 1922,
The Superior mines we
.• •
Compnny which w _ . • . re 01 •gma11Y opened by thC' Supct'ior Coal
1
of 10 ooo' share '..;, Ol ganm~d December 28, 1905, with n capital stock
ngcd by n bonrds~f\ld1. ~ utpur val~e ?f $100 cnch. The company wns mnn·
•
11cctiors• cons1shng
I· H • A rp, John• nr. Lacey
0fJ
?II. Lacey
d •
oc11m
and Wnltc,·
1
At the first stockhold~rs'1~11:ca_quarters locntcd at Cheyenne, ,vyoming.
I,nccy was elcc-tcd p. 'd tetmg, held on December 29, 1905, John W.
L nee",
• Secrctnn Joh
1es1 W
en • •?llr• Arp , y·1cc p rcs1'dcnt, and \Valtcr l\I•
1
1909~ D. O. rru;·k·· ,i·n~n,,. • p,ac~y
continued to net ns President until
f rorn Jnnnnn- 190G , fl1ccJ 1·es1d
• en t , T rcas urcr and General Manager
I
11s 'frrn~ure,: :ind b,'. uFn
kunc, 1911, being sut'cccdcd b,, A. H. Donne
'
l'Ull • A 1
• President
.J
,ilnnngt•r. W I G'f•·· cl
• i\J nn IC)· us Y1cc
nnd General
• ,
I ior wus S
, t
f
Fec~c Ill"): rom January, 1906, to December,
1910. On August 18
' 1910' • • Briscoe was appointed Auditor of the

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141

company. l\lr. Lacey was succeeded us President by Julius ICrnttschnitt •1
July, H&gt;09, und l\lr. Kru~tschni~t was followed by A. L. 1\lohlcr, who
turn wns followec~ by E . E. Cnlvm, who served us President from July 1,
to July H,, 191G, when the company wns legally dissolved. In April of
1913, \V. D. Drennnn, who wns appointed Gencrnl Superintendent in Sep•
ll•mbcr, 191:l, wns prnmotcd six months later to Assistant Gcnc1·nl Manngc-1· of thC' Superio r Cord Company and of The Union Pacific Coal Com•
pnny. Georgl' B. P ryde, ?IL-. Brennan's assistant, was given the position
of Genel'nl Su pcri11lcnclc11t of the Superior Con! Company, in addition to
the p osition he wns then h olding as Assistant General Supcrint1mdent
of The l~nio:1 Pu~i~c Con) -~«Hnpany. The Superior Coal Company was
merged with rhc l 111011 P11c1fic Coal Company on May l, 1916, and hencefo rth 11· n 01w rntt.:d by The U nion Pacific Coal Company.

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Among the men who helped do the prcliminn 1·y work of opening the Supcrio1·
i\Jincs wns Gus Paulson, who conducted
the cnrly prospect work, later to become
;\fayor of Superior and Outside Foreman
of mines. Paulson, a genial, patient Swede,
hnd a capacity for taking infinite pnins with
l'Vcry piece of work assigned to him. The
miners said that Gus Paulson could take n
meager lunch, n pocket compass, and 11
mnp of any district, no matter how difficult
the t errain, and locate the section corners
with unerring accuracy. He had the distinc•
t ion of once refusing a raise in salary when
it wns offered to him, stating that the com·
pnny wns then paying him all that he was
worth.
During the .wars the mines hnvc been operated at Superior. the follo\\'jng men nctrd ni; Mine Superintendents: Frank A . .l\!anlcy, Willinm D.
Brcnnnn. Frnnk D nvis, Fmnk L. McCarty , T. H. Butler, John 0 . Holen,
nnd George A. Brown. The present incumbent, Brown, a native Englishman, entered the service at Hanna, ,vyoming, us o. miner and was transferred to Superior a s Mine Foreman of "C" Mine and later to Cumber·
land in the same position. He became Superintendent at Cumberlnnd nnd
wns r eturned to Superior as Superintendent soon afterwards. Brown, nn
nble ndministrntiYc and mining executive, emphasized the importance of
safety in the mines, and, under him, his personnel managed to make an enviable record, winning the Sentinels of Snfety trophy four times. This bronze
statuette, depicting an anxious mother with her child in her arms awaiting the snfc return of the husband nnd father from his day's wo1·k, is
uwurdcd each year for outstanding safety work in nil bituminous coal
mines of the United States. Superior "D" 1\linc won the award in 1933,

�HISTORY Of UNION P AC IFI C COAL .M IN8S
SUl'EIIIOH, SECOND ONLY 'f0 ROCK S1'1\JNCS

. . ll)B:l! "D" l\lint~ in 1937, and "B" i\linc again bccantl! the
"~" :i'1lmfct1ln 1.'ttle
'bronr.c lady in 1938.
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ic

d f rrhe Union Pttcific Coal Company contain hundre I·
The refcol' s o)
•oJ·kcd in the Superior mines. T_hey arc the names
k f ti
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cs
0 f names o men w 10 "
:i.
f ·] ss men who helpccl to ma ·c o ·1c pioneer community the
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Tl
of ~tcuu,, eai e •
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•. . ·' . 11 1•t 1·s toda)'· Amon()'
arc
1ornas ,James the
0 t 1osc reca e
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thnnng
t• o f ti1c S upcnor
• Lumbci·
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b to\\ . , ,11ter
t
Supcnor,
now
rcs1
en
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S
first ·oss ca11,c
• Rock Springs· John H1l qmst, oc ra 1c r, ... tcvc Sharp
c,,~.11111Pnn)H', 11'.tmun Albert H ~ikcs, ,Jake l\IcDonald, T oll! \\'halcn, and Jo~
I rnm
a 1 former
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Barwick,
all
oline Foremen ; a n_d =,.,r • L • CowtI n·y, J o1111 Green,
T. H. rHev, A. T. Hcnl&lt;cll, D. T. Fndd1s, 1\1. A._ Ran ·en, Iloyd llc~cher,
and Roy Hiner, Electricians nn&lt;l iinstcr i\Iecham~s_. Among the eng,ncei·s
who scn-cd nt Superior were ,-\r. D. Brenna_n, D ~e Z1mn~crman11 , ~rnd ,J. A.
Smith. Smit11, "Jack," ns he is know_n to In~ lcg1011 ~f I ncnds. ~hJ n good
engineering job in the eaTly duys of_ Superio r, makmg I he es h mntes and
:;upcrvisirtg much ?f the c~nstrnction
work. Jnck served JJJ the Umted States
Amw overseas during the World ·war,
with· the rank of captn.iu. When the
first store wa~ opened in Superior,
Stuir Briggs, Inter a Hanna business
mun nnd now dccenscd, managed it.
He wus succeeded by H. L. Leve~quc,
H1tn·y Htu-rin, J amcs McPhie, " r alter i 7illiams, nnd the present manager, Charlrs A. Dean. Otl1er men who
fignrcd in Superior's activities were
Clulllncey l\lurrny and Port J. ·ward,
who, wjth Gus Paulson, were Outside
Fo~·em~n, and H. R. Dearstyne, C. F.
5
Plnlbnck, E. J. Swietzer, L . V. Dunc.~
J. A. mn1
vnnt, C. F. l\liller, A.G. Hood, Ernie Shaw, and ,vcnddl Clark. all 111111c
clerks at various times.
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. The first church at Superior was Episcopal with Rcn' rcn&lt;l Golden
~s its_first Rector. After Reverend Golden's resi~nntion, the pulpit wus
supplied from the church at Rock Springs. E1n-l-v in the his torv of the
town Reverend .A t s hI'ff
• ·
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f
the ' 0 1 0 f I . '1. on. c rcr mshtuted Roman CttthoJic services or
1
1th
of 1c c.th ~sa· fnC m ~uper!oT, t_his in n.ddition to his work as pastor
8 I e atholic p
• R• ock• Springs. Transportu.tion
• wus
&lt;liffi. ('lt~,oi
•
ansJ1 111
cu m t11ose da,·s and F t1 S I . .
foot to s
.- ·' '. 1st
. n ier c nffrer was often forced to tra'l'eI 011
tiinc~ he,~~~:•:~·0 tot nun cr to the spiritual needs of his people. .At other
1
the Wnst L· t 1l1 on 110 •·sebark, ns had the cnrl.}' J esuit s in Canada 11. nd
~- •
,I Cl'
CY S A W 1 h
k
and he now I. ~
• ... • • cs of Rock Sprino-s took oYcr this wor ·,
i,1s nn active chu I1
b
o
f
tioning at Su .- . F
re mcm crship and "r omnn's Sodality • m1C• h
peiio1. •or n1anv ve
ti l\ •
t ' ·e
m t e Teligi&lt;ms wo 1·k 0. f ti
• ., nr~ 1e r formon people ha,·c bet•n ac n
IC community, Bishop Harris now haying charge

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of the work fo1· this.den~min~tion.1:'he ~'~or mo~s. maintain an active Sunday School _nod Woman s Relief Society, m addition to the regular chmch
work. A Umon Sunday School, under the leadership of James Haucter and
n. staff of teache1·s, at the present time holds regular services at Supet·ior.
In 1934, whc~ it be_camc evident t~rnt the coal 1·cserves contiguous to
the present ~upel'lor _~1~1es were nea~·mg exhaustion, active prospecting
was started m the v1c1111ty of the mmes. Numerous diamond drill holes
were -put down, but sufficient conl was not found in any one aren to justify
the expense of opening a new mine. Subsequently, n location for prospecting was cho en northwest of the present ''D" Mine slope entra.nce. Ilot.h
cli11n1ond drilling and su rface prospecting were carried on energetically,
ll'ith the i:esnlt that b)' t he middle of 1936 enough reliable data had been
obtuiried to justify ovening n new mine of large capacity. Prospecting hnd
inc.lit·i\trrl rt'sen ·es of J0,000,000 tons, with further substantial reserve:;
pl.I rt ,ally pro, pectcd. Dul'ing the la.Her pn.1-t of 1936, the Coal Company':;
J.:ng i11ecl'ing D epartment proceeded with the mapping of the workable
coal nr cns. Wi th t his information properly platted, main slopes were lnicl
on t on u Ien degree dip, these slopes indicating that Seams Nos. 71/2, 'i',
!) 11 1111 15 ,, ,rn lcl be intersected in the slopes, the lower or No. 15 Scam, at
a disbrncc of 2,600 feet from the surface. No. l Seam, l.oeatcd highel' up,

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D. 0. Clark mine tipple at Su.ferior, built in _1938, placed i,i operation
/an. 1, 1939. Built by Allen &amp; Garcia Company, Cluca15o.

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SUJ'ERIOII, SECOND ONLY TO ROCK SPRINGS

•knblc reserves over n foi d y large territory' and th is coal ,vt'll
sIlOll'Cd WOl
. b u d. ppcd to the Jou d'mg s t a t·1011 on e1't]1cr N o. ,.,, or No 15
crcntun11.t
v .e J ro ,is were mudc for t I1e two s1opes, Ioad'mg stations
·
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Senm De iu1c p1n •
l • l
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an
• t· . ~ei·e established and wor, 111 t 1e s.·event !;cams was Pl'0
slope pn r mg~ ''
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JC'&lt;' c . n~ ca
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iinvc to he of very Jnrgc cupac1t.y, dct~1 s were wor ·c out by the Engineering Department f?r n belt conveying system. A modern steel tipple
:;trncturc was also designed.
Authority ,i·as next requested to construct tmd equip the new mine
nnd, nfter thi~ had beei1 obtained, a contract was uwtu:dc&lt;l. ~o The Utttl;
Construction Company, of Ogden, Utah, for the "'ork ol dnvmg the mnnwnr an&lt;l (•on,·c,•or slopes, each a distance of 2,600 feet. the clcvntion of
th~ mine portai 7,265 feet above sea lcn:1. Contracts w c 1·l' al.o:;o a wurdccl
to the ~ulllc compnn)' for the sinking of two air shafts, one to No. 7 Scalll,
to 11 depth of 240 feet, and 011e to No. 15 Scam, a depth of 5-H) f1•ct. Subsequently. contracts were also awarded this company fo r the partings
and 1oadin~ stations at. Number 7 and 15 Senms. A second conh-nct was
entered into with t.hc Link-Belt Company, of Chicago, fol' the in.-tallation
of a complete conveyor belt s3•stcm, with transfer stations anrl driYes.
The contract for the e!'cction of the tipple structul'c, for wl1ich plans
had been drnwn up b,v the Con! Company's Engineering- D cp:nbn cnt, wns
awarded to the Allen &amp; Garcia Company, of Chictt&lt;l'O. The work of T he
rtnl1 Construction Company wus completed April 1~1938, the Coa.l Company continuing the -work of extending side tracks mid the development
of Nos. 7, 9 nnd 15 Scam/\. A limited tonnn.,.c
of coal was mined in the
0
p_roccss of dcYcloping these scams. The first carlo1td of coal, Union Pat•1fic 30il4, net we~ght 103,200 pounds, wns loaded on April 15. and billed
t o Cheyenne Apnl 16, 1938, the output totalling for the vcnr 1938,
38,377 tons. The mine was put on a producinO'
basis on New Year's Day,
0
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1939 • Exa
· mon ths previous
•
• ctl Y t "o
to J anuarv 1, 1939 the extension of
1
t lC conveyor system to No. 15 londing stat.ion f°rom No. station had been
?mtetcd, nn? the tipple placed iu operation. Upon the completion of the
1
~P _c,_cxtcnsivc additions were made by the Railroad to the vard tracks,
P1 oY1dmg ample •storna
•
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..,c capac1·ty f or empty
and loaded n11lrond
cars.

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The new mine is mod . •
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ctn m every respect and ts designed for an ulbmate J&gt;rodu t·
7 500 ton, p d
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ion
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n1odern -prop ll t '
~ . er ay o two s ll ts. The two funs are o
nd
Years to com: ; )'P_c. ~ will supply adequate ventilation fN· many
1 11
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;nechanicul lo~di/r
1 ~~c 1s nl~o being equi}Jped for one hundred per cent
crcosotecl till· I
b ee. rnils weighing 75 pounds per va·rd. laid on
s, in, e oen mstalled
JI
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d,
f
f our-ton t·a'l'lnrit
on a mum 1aulagewa)'s, an cars o
. a·.
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\, 1sc1111 rcred th I.
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t
I
b
•
oug 1 wo 1·otn.ry dumps, are a so emg
use,.I S.tc-&lt;:l timl,e;·s d n
rnnstn1ction of tl. n~,I crosillmrs, "ith ronc1·ctc f~otinO's were used in the
ti'11~ Wt-skru c·om,t.,
lcsopcs
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•
Tl and1&gt;·111·t·mgs. N
1 o more modern mine &lt;&gt;x1sts 111
Brown1 l\linc Supl':~~t ~e Pl'cScnt staff at SuperioT includes George A.
en cnt; GroYer "Wiseman, Foreman of "B" Mine;

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Hobert D . Hotchkiss, Foreman of "C" Mine• Andrew H ·it
F .
"D"~,r·
cl 1\,1 l • A ,
•
anu on, •oicman o f . lnrne; an l•. e vm . Sharp, Foreman of the D . o. Clat·k 1\.r·
i.vime.

A g;ncration has passed since the work of prospecting at Superior
by G~s I aulso_n and Charles E. Swann was begun in 1900, and with the
old n11nes passmg out, the new D. 0. Clark Mine named in honor of ti
'd
h .
,
IC
man 11· I10 &lt;l1 so muc p ioneer coal mining work in ,vyorning Colol'ado
l Tt1~h and ,v ashin~ton, wil_l tak~ the place of its predecessor ;nines, witl~
then· ~Id wooden tipples, ti~y pit cars and thirty-inch gauge tracks, the
new m111e capable, when put mto full production, of producing twenty per
ccn~ more coal m~nthly than all of the . combined old mines produced in
their best day : 'I 1me marches on, and w1th a great coal reserve accessible
to the D. 0 . Cla rk Mine, which will la tel' be prospected and developed, production should be going forwa rd well into the twenty-first century, and so
Superior, unlike mnuy of the early towns, is not soon destined to assume
t.hc title of " g host mining town.''

�T oNo. THE r\RTIIEST WEST
D"\'E
,
c, ,LOPME:ST
CHAr'rEn XVII.

Tono, The Farthest West Developn1en t
Tells !,ow The Union Pacific Coa~ ~Ontf0/11' jum pe&lt;~ across. t/11 , • Iates
of Idaho and Oregon, to estab_l,sh a ;u""!g properl) al 1 ~no •. asltingtoll,
1,085 miles west of Rock Springs. ff yom111g. where Clwrlrc J, rwnd opened
a sub-bituminous coal seam, where James Needham. Ed1mnl •. f3rooks
and /ater William /1011~1 served as Su peri11tcnde11ts. a11d hoU' Califor11 ia furl
oil moving by watrr Jrom Los A11ge/es lo f'or1/a11d_ suppfo11ted tit,• Tono
product. There Col. E. C. Wa,- (brevet rank) yet sits e11thro11cd "·' agent
and umpire, judging impartially bctu·cen the ow~,c: lrssor. the If 11slting1o11
Union Coal Company ancl the_ Bucod? Caul Jl/~11111g Co1111,1111\. l,•,\1•,•, of
whom ]amr:s M. Bagley, Jr., rs Presrdcnt, lwl'lll{; succeeded his l,c/oued
father icho passed away on November 23. 1937.

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T was June. H&gt;07, when Chnrlcs Friend nrri,·c&lt;l in Tonu. \\'a ,h inrrton
having been sent there by The Cnion Pacific Coal t'o111p11n\ fo~ th~
purpose of dcrcloping n mine. A 111011th before, the \\'a,1 11110-ton l'nion
Coal Company, owner of the Tono site, wus incorpornh,d n, ;~ &lt;,11l,:;idinrv
of The l'nion Pacific Coal Compnny, nnd the lnttc r eomp1111, Ith( no tin;r
in prcpnring to mnke use of its new property. Indeed. tlll'n· ,; ;i ,. no ti 111 c to
lose, for _the l'niun Pucific Rnilrond wn:,, calling for coul for it.. north11:estern_ lmes. Tono wns the logicnl pince fo1· n mine, ~iluah•d '"' it was
eight miles northcnst of Ccntrnlia, in the mids t of hill,. undl•1·laicl with a
bed of rnt_h~r ~ood sub-bituminous conl. The bed mim•d by the comp,1t1)'
at Ton~ ' 1us p10?ably the best of sc,·ernl located in what i,. l-1101111 a:- the
Ccntrn~rn-Chchnhs coal field. It is sixteen feet thi&lt;·k, lml onh· l'lt•,·cn feet
wrrc nnnccl because of the bony chnrncter of the top ~eel ion. •

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. pro:-pect I10 Ic, k· no1n1 lnl'all v a:. the
The
:l'
f mine
d . ,1·ns then but n lllCH'
I-i.nnnu or Big Scnm when Cl ·l F • d
•
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mi cs nen • lll'l'l\·cd
on the :,,&lt;•enc. •The two
~ 0 I an 1m1ldmgs ll cook }
k
d
f
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1872 •
tl • t ·fi
s inc nn n nrm 1ouse, hnd bcl'rl 1rnt up in
, SOlllC Ill' Y- \'C \'CUI'. P . •
I b
l
from who1,c heirs.the \\;ashi~ ic,·io;1~ Y, Ya 10mcsteadcr n:1111ed Sumner,

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propcrtv. ~otwitl t
gttn l_j.1110~ Con! Company hnd purchased the
Friend ;ras so ·ti· isknn_trlngtl t IC dilapidntcd condition of the buildings,
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lC new
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f
lu~h, grccn hills thnt 1• A
camp, w1 1 its p1ch1rcsquc iwtbng o
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children. In du~• ti
t h ugu~t he sent to I ssnquah for his wife and three
me
• t up I1ousekcepmcr.
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d I er
• n rr1vcd nn d sc
R obrrt C Iar k•
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so
brought
ti
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~ummcr, nnd In· fnll ti .
. icir nm1lics to the camp during
the
1c1e
were
c
It
f
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I1011scs .III the rnll~,·
H
k . ig
am1 1cs m the ncwlv built frame
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wi,c,s. Suppbe~ 11-crc oft d I . e, i\as not easy work fo r these fi rst brave
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n lll'111·,r rnin, 11 man rnul~ . e .\L-&lt;l because of the bnd roads, where, nftcr
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a&lt;lc 111 mud "hip deep to n tn 11 Indian." All the

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luxuries nnd nrnny of the necessities were l"ckr' . d • k'
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" og, rm · tnll' wt
scnrcc and t 1c one we wns frcqucntlv
out of co mm1ss1011
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a er
J
Rah
, . was
j1 st 11 c1 c so
uunierous t I1ll t t I1c men use&lt;l to spend their spare t'
t t~ cps of the
oln barn house shooting nt them, a lively form of tni'.gmcton
C prnc ICC.

A 1.mtnch rnilron&lt;l wns
· built to the camp from cen t.I a 1·111 ti1c second
vent·, ,-o t Irnt coaI ti1c11 1&gt;cmg produced could be shipped t d
.
•for butt
·11·mg s I11ppct
•
I 111.
• 'l'h'ts was the s ·ignal for an influ"'ou f nn mo.tcl'111ls
k
-~ o wor ·crs, nnd•
.
m n sho~·t time the village hncl
grown mto n sizcnble town.
The company hud tnkcn
pains to handle its construction work in such n way thnt.
tl)c town was in harmony
with the green, rolling hills
surrounding it, nnd it is not
an ovcrstntcment to say thut
Tono in its heyday was· probabl3• one of the most nttrnctivc mining l!)wns thnt wn,cvcr constructed in the west.
A town hospitnl, office, store,
and public school building
served the needs of the residents. Mnny of the children
who attended the first school
remained when they grew up,
sending their own children to
the same school. Among these
were Phoebe :\fortinn, J nmcs
Clark, nnd Charles W,iy.
Others who were cl1ildrcn in
the town and remained there
as ndults, were :\Jr. and :i\Irs.
Ber t Boardmnn, Mrs. H. Olson, i\Irs. John Hudson, )[rs.
David Hull, George Clark,
Todd DO\'C, Joe ~lossop, o.
Onkut, 'Wilbert Friend, nnd
i\Ir. and i\Irs. Horace Gonderninn. Among those who
Left to right: Henry Warren (deceased) scn•ed ns Superintendent nt
a11d James Sayce, Tono, i11 its happy days.
Tono were l\fr. James Nccdhnm, Edwnrd S. Brooks, and i\Ir. \ Yilliam Hann, the two first mentioned
having passed away.
·
,, the Wnshmgton
.
h
t
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F ollowmg the example of t c po.ren compn11•''
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Union Coal Compnny ndoptcd "safety', as a wntchwurd, so tint,
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H!STORY Or U

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in the fnce of 1·nther dangero~1s conditions,
the safety l'CCord of the mme continue&lt;l
without serious blot. rrhc. coal fired easily
from spontaneous combustion, and the Conipuny met t_his ~on~lition by l~uvin~ pillal's
of substantial size 111 the workmgs, 1n ol'der
that suitable stoppings could be con,,trncted
to prevent n fi1·c from s p~·ending. This single
precaution saved llll\11.)' li\'eS and lal'ge nrea~
of coal, as was proved by the cxpcl'icncc of
other mines in the same &lt;li,-tl'ict.
The Tono mine, likl• nil other mines in
the vicinity, had numerous H•l'ticnl faults,
some of them cunying a s much a s sixtyJ ,~1Es NEEOIIAM
fh·e feet displacement. und n a con~cquence,
great cnre in laying out tlw gmclcs and
~,rn,.,
hn&lt;l
to
be
obsened.
Notwithstanding these
Iiau Ingc , s
·1r cihs t ndes,
f the
mine dt:nilu.pe&lt;l n production of more thnn n qunrt_er m1 1011 ton, o coal
n yenr. nn outp~t which found a 1:ea~y m~~·ke\ until _thc_re t·11mc the g 1·cut
bu~im:~s tlcprcss1un of 1929. Uegmmng \\Ith , hat ~ M 1. _tl11 clemn~d for
conl genernll~· fell off steadily, an~ th_c Oregon and ,vnshmglon Hn1lroad
nnd X1nigntion C'omp1111y, the pnnc1pnl user of Tono coal. fo u~1d thnt
furl oil, including t rnnsportntion, could be bought for so lo\\ 11 pnce thnt
the use of ,·uni reused to be economicnl for them. As a res ult the ruilrond
substituted fuel oil for con!, nnd the W nshington l' nion Coal ompnny
censcd to opcrntc the Tono mine for rnihrny fud purp oses on August :Jl ,
1932. The mine wns tnkcn over under a long time k•u,-c thl• next dnJ by
the Ducodn C'onl :\lining Compnny, ~Ir. James :\I. Bnglc:y, President, for
commercinl coal loading. ?11uny of the cmplo~•es rcmnincd unrlcr the new
compnny, while others were trnnsfened to the "'yoming mines of The
l'nion Pncific Conl Company. i rr. Bagley died ~0Yc111ber 23. 1937, nnd
wns succeeded by his son, Jnmes :;\f. Bagley, Jr.
There 1·cmnins n substantial conl reserve in the 'l'ono p roperty, nnd
if the dny comes when fuel oil ceases to be nrnilnble for steam mnking
purposes, 'l'ono will return to t11e production of ruilwn y fuel coal, nnd
~!though_ the pro&lt;lucti~n Jilli)' be restored to the old proportions, tl~c
little wlnte cottnged nllngc nestling in the slmdow of tllll p ine trees ts
perhaps gone forewr. The Inter d,w mine worker prefers to live in the
larger towns, d1:iving to nnd from hi~ work over the splendid paved roads
th nt have come mto existence in Inter years.
T There i~ on_e man above nll others. who left nn enduring imprint on the
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_?rg,nmzubon and community, ~lr. \ Villiam H nnn, who was the Mine
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_upeH~tf~ nden~ fot· mnny ycurs, who raised his fnmilv in Tono, his gracious w1 e settmg n living •
l f Cl • •
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d
th h od
to nll. :'.\Ir. H
. . . cxn'?lp e o
ll'lsban w1fchood nn . mo. er o_
' lnnn acquired Ins knowledge of coal mining m !us native
Co llll t 1.Y, I ',ng
n11d • nnd tiiroug)1 h'1s ceaseless efforts Tono cnjoyed 11 d c-

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scr,·cd reputation for safety, including the training of 111 ·,n .
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1 "-nrs t u1·c1 wor k•. 1\1
1 r. ::i.nnn 1s spending the • 1111 . t 1
l ind gencru
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., ~c c 11ys of n•
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busy life in t he City o cuHlc, the end we tn1st yet far off.

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1Ji'ome11's Club House, To110, built in 1926. nestlillg uncler

the pine.~.

�RELIANCE, As STunnv AS h s N AME

CHAPTER XVIII.

Reliance, As Sturdy .A. s Its Name
,[iance the third of its 11c11nc as bef o. rl' mlated, where
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Tli.e story of Rc
tl. d
It ble 11amc will doubtless sac · or many J'ears. , &lt;'rt!
1910.
11
, s epeGn,._,f]iths was made Su,perintendent in charge of No . One Mine
1,1organ • n
•
l F k L ~1 C t D • l G T l
•
thereafter followed George B. Pryce, ran
• 11' c ar y. cwu . • ,om(ts,
, T , nr Jolw O Holen Thomas Fosler. !11•. Tri. Mcddl and th£'
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Josep,1
, , t • ci,,ribent James Law. Jo in • o en. a can wavia11 o masterprnS(,11
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f11l lature. spent his closing days III e iance a ler an et•f'nt u . i e 111 the
/, [\./onclike rush. as a soldier in a frontier co111111a11d. and as rw Q/jicial
c~rJ anna and other mining districts. Reliance al the clOM' of 1939, had
;,~oduratl J0.801, 103 tons of coal and will co11tim1P to produce f01 r ears
to come.

rn

EVERAL mining towns of The U nion P acific Coal Comp a ny hiwe
been operated temporarily under t1rn name o f Helinul'C until, n,:; in t he
case of Cumberland nnd Superior, another name wn.., ~clcc t,·tl. but in
March, 1910, a crew of mCJ1 went to a site seven milr, no r th of Hock
Sp1:in ll'S to open the No. One l\1ine of a t own tha t wus t o iiL· cnl lc-d R elia nce
through nil its days. The site wus chosen in the hop e of fi nding t he fn vor ablc workiug conditions that charncterized th e 11earb_y R oek Springs
mines. nnd in t.his the Coal Compau~' was not disuppoinlccl.

S

The first mine and those which were t o follow were opened wit h "care
and in nccordnnce with the latest 1rnd best theories und methods of coal
mining," the State Coal itinc Inspector noted i11 his n•po1·t fo r 1913. It
was nu auspicious beginning, und further wo rk i n the mines was to follow
!his fortm~ate keynote, st ressing safety and efficiency. 'l'od .1y the t own
1s known among western miners as one of the most "peaceable nnd sociable" ~ining towns in the country. As one miner of long experience expressed it, "Working
conditions arc 6
o-ood' t he men m"ktc&gt;
o-ood monev,
so
•
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t 1icy are satisfied nnd get along with each other and with the company
b~t ~er than at any place that I know." The work of opening N~. One nfine
11 us begun on '.Murch 20, 1910. No. Three l\Iine, u mile and a quarter south
?f No. One, und No. Folll', n qunrter mile east of N o . One, wer e opened
m 1911, the coal averaging twcl\'e feet in thickness. ,vhile N o. One was to
~; opem~cd t·ontir~uously for the next twenty-three years, N o. Three had
b~ close&lt;l down 111 1914 when the coal became too low and too dii-tv for
profitable operation. No. Four was closed tl1e same v enr but was r eopened
111 Hll8
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F aud
. ope·
. 1 ~ t cd un t']1 1926, when a fire causedJ a temporary
c1osur•c.
0
j ~our is st ill irt operntion, n large producer now dcsio-nated ns Seven
nnc ne-Half Scam, No. One l\Iine.
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M o· rgun
G,•jffif ths,
t at R oc•k s prmas,
· was
J
I who • wns Superintenden
•
p Iaced Ill ~ 1arge o t 1c opemng o[ N o. One l\linc. On his death his°Assist11nt_ Supcrmtendent, Gco~·ge Il. Pryde, super vised opera tions 'at R eliance
untLl he was made Supe_rmtendent at Rock Spt·ings, whereupon Franl&lt; L.
M cCar ty _became~Su_pcrmtendcnt at Reliance. Succeeding Superintendents
were D avid G. 'Ihomas, Joseph Traher, Thomns Fost c.i· John O Holen
M. ,v. M edill, wl!o on h_is retirement_ on :March 1, 1939, ~vas succ~eded b}'.
,Ja mes L aw. D and D amcls was t he {frst Foreman over all three mines his
nssist~~1t:~ bein~· J am~s .Barnett _nt N o. One~ ~rank Overy at No. Three,
and " 1!11a m Hill at. No: Four l\•~me. Hand 111111mg was emp1oyed exclusively at fil'st, rdt houg h t111' p unching machines were introduced within two
yea rs, to be followed t wo years lntel' by t he present typ e of elect ric minin"
mach ines. T he coal after being hoisted up the slope was dropped down t~
tl1c l ip p le, l1)ca ted about a half mile below the mine portal, by 1111 electric
ho isl. In l D11 . t he first endles~-r ope hanl nge in t he west was installed on
t he u11 hidl'. which in later years was succeeded by motor haulage.
\\'hilt• the 111 inc~ were being op ened, t he company carried on a housebuilding p rng rnm. Ily 1911, the State Mine Inspectol·'s r eport for that
year note,-, " Sc,·e11ty-fi ve comfortable and commodious houses have been

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RcliaT1ce Boy and Girl Scouts singing Christmas carols. Rock Springs stalio11
park, December 21, 1925.

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H1STOllY OF

UN10N

P ,c1F1c Co.\l, :\hNES

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de! d " The houses were of vnrwus ::.1Y.es, rungbuilt 11 nd others tu·.c l&gt;cmg a Act fi·•.1 ·t it wn • necessary to hnul wnter lo the
• roollls
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ing from three t O ~•x
d. • b . "Is
H owe\'er water• wcl Is wc1·e cIl'I') Ied llnd
·t
·store 111 n11c ..
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d
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homes, where wu_~ •
11 ti1 houses llS quickly us poss• c, nn prcpurnwnter pipe was lnid ~o a II ~ tric lighting. The machinery n t the mines
st
tions were made to in a e cc
·er and compressed air, but by 1913 plan~
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• tcd by
P 0 " to electric
• erll'1g,v
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power , t I1e c Icc t nc
comwas first
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were bemgeon
.
, . lant at Rock Springs. 'X cns n e 1111provcin.,. from the enlnrg1 r;~e~ p-'ng
recent )'Cnrs, the fin,t bcing n &lt;k·tniled
I
m~1ts hn\'e been con uc e t O udi tcrminc the exknt nml worl-abilil v of the
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coal seam~. With tic cxce en

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During the improvement progrnm Mn~t W . ::\-Icdill was Mine Superintendent, Harry A. I.nwrence 11·us Outside Foremnn and mine clerk
Hodge Burress F'orcnmn in No. -t Seu111, John B. Hughes Foreman in No'.
7 Scum, and J ames V. :\Incdonnld wus :\las ter :;\,lcchanic nnd District
Electrician. "Hany" Lawrence is nn institution in the town of R eliance.
P erhnps the largest man on the property, huge in stature but in no sense
c·mubersome, he is quil·k in thinking and acting and is ti universal favorite
11111011.,. the men. Some years ago ~Ir. C. B. Segc1·, then Chairman of the
Boitrd of the linion Pacific R nilrond, innocently gave his hand to Hnrry.
On a Inter visit l\h-. Seger inquired where that big fellow with the hnndshnke was located. 'W hen told "nt Rdiancc," i\lr. Seger snid, "Why go
up there today?"
In the l'tu·ly dnys a horse-drnwn stngccoo.ch, which was operated b_y
the Ro rzngn Brot hers, who were succeeded by John Ruggern, transported
rnnil 1111d p 1t:,scn~l·rs between Reliance and Rock Springs. The first nutomobill'' in the town were bought by William Reid and John Pintus,
brotlll'r,- in~hll\, \\ho opernted a motorized stage for several months. As
olhl·•· n·~idl•nts 11f thc town bcgnn to bu_y automobiles, the use of the
:,Inge:- d~•·n·nsed 11n til there wns left only the mail s~ngc sen·ing Rclin~ce,
Dine, n11cl \Vinton. In recent years, however, a bus lmc hns been cstnbhsh •
e&lt;l ;;en inrr Hdin11n: and 1\'inton, which is operated for the benefit of the
cmplo_yc:,~of lhe~l' mines who live in Rock Sp1·ings.
As hncl bcl.'11 t he cusc in nll towns established by the Company, prcpnrations fot· the cdurntion of the resident children were begun nt once.
The Compnn_v built n schoolhouse ~car its. store at N_o. One :Mi~c. Charles
Durham, Hugh K elley, and David Damcls compnscd the first school
boa rd, nnd ~Ii;,, Chnntry was the firs t tcache~. Among othe~ teachers
were ~fr . \\'illin111 Cook nnd :Mrs. James L. L1bbr A_ new high s~hool
building wni. completed in 1927, an~ o. new gy~no.s1um m 1930. Reliance
now hns n full high school course, with u teachmg stnff of seven tcnchers.
'fhcre nre ubo fi,·e grndc teachers.

Reliance tipple of steel throughout. Built by Allen &amp; Carcia Company,
Chicago, i11 1936.

extension of improvements was undertaken. In 1936 n new mine on the
No. Seven Scum was undertaken, which rnpidly passed the development
stnge, becoming n lnrgc producer. During the same yeur ll nc~,, steel
tipple wns c1·ccted, equipped with all modern mcuns for preparmg the
conl, which hns opcrnted most successfully. The thirty-inch trnck gn~ge
within the mine was increased to forty-two inches, and the smnll-cnpac~ty
mine cars were replaced by mine cars of steel construction, of ll _capacity
0
~ four tons. Additional mining and loading machinery wns also installed,
with the result that Reliance is now producing about 4,000 tons of
coal per day, which will be increased to 4,500 tons per day in the near
future.

The Homan Cntholic Church has maintained services ~t Reliance
for n number of years, and the l\Io1·mon Church o.~d o. ~mo~ Sunday
School hn\'C ulso been quite active. Other denominations dnvc mt~ Rock
•
B ccausc of thell' genSprings for Sunday School and Church S crv1ccs.
I
era] feeling of contentment, the people of the town coopera~ed ftA·om t ~c
• community
• lifc as P Icasant as. possible.d to,rnl
very first to make their
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· s established• an
a 1ocn.
band was organized shortly a tet· R c1·urncc wa
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dance orchestra was also formed. Many home tal_e~t cntertnin~;t~~ ~ \~
giYcn which arc supported by the many nationnltties re~rcshen
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oplcs
ure
m
t
e
mnJ011
town. 'While Americans and Eng 1s -spen ·mg pc_
C t'
It lionsy,
the population includes numerous Slavs, Serbians, ron_ inns, o.
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is
every
reason
F• inns, Swedes, Germans, J npanese, nn d K oreans. Thc1·e
d
·ous town
to expect that Reliance will continue to be a happy an prospei
for many years to come.

�WtNTON, T11 ,,T WtLL Lt v F. ON

CHAPTER X IX.

Winton, That Will Live on for Years
• ( omance com&lt;'S 011!)· with agr in tire mining
Dc1·oid of th~ romnn,llc rt in its strength as a producer. having mined
•
, c&gt;tlf'r f rum II1e ~SIH'TIHLII
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rniiu.1
I • s res
ti1e property
·teas ta,rc11
i ..J.97.il-J 1011s of cou swcc.
\I , 16 19:ll f ounded by C!'flrg,· If'
I ll · ' ti Coal Companies on I OJ
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11111 • ,gia 1
bold
adventurer
in thr coal 111dustry, lfl / &lt;I I 1_. 11 .~la111ls
0
.111'!:!"nt!t. "'''.0 was I/ I/
11,·s vision and courage. From lhl' lun,· uf the
as a mc•mor111!,_to I r,- , 7eg1e; 11 ;,til taken over by Tl, r Union l'acijic Con/
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op,,1111• I::," of /J ,u/011 Ill • J bJ
• Mr illcgruth a Iolaf oj or.ol'l
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(.n111pu11y. thrn• ,rns m111 r
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r . 1914 to 1918 affected the coa l min ing- 111du,l r_v ns it
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an inc reased t·mm• t r y -" 11 t' Illar ·d&lt;l .·or
·dkC'IC&lt; n '' us111e~s,
b
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Id bU Jv nnythinrr
thnt cnmc ou l o f t ,e grnnnc 11 11 wns
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•ny one miner described the s1lu11tion.
1I I e,·,·1v mtcnu_nc •• f "t·ask·. l C "d,··n11tnge of the risinrr popular rlemn nc! fo r r~1cl, the
tion o 11 ·mg n
t&gt;
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)[crrenth Conl Company, in 1917, mndc hns t y J:&gt;r epnrat10 11~ I~ open some
m::i tmines. On the western ridge of Ilnxtcr Bns rn, fourt een u11lcs north of
Rock Springs, and nt 011 ck,·ntion_of 7,~00 feet, n r,,mp wu, _111udl·. hom~·s,
stores nnd other building~ were bmlt, rnilrond trnck:. wen• la 1_d , a·•d n tipple ciiuippcd with shaker screens wns ins tnl~ccl. 'f)iroug h Hus a rc.fl there
cxtcmkd the snrnc conl scums that wen· being- 1n1ncd so ,.,ucc·e,,_-.fully. nt
Rock Springs. nnd the Megeath Con I Compa ny began the task of opemng
mines. The company opened fiyc mines in quir k :-ucces:,ion. on e ench on
Scnms Nos. 1, 3, 7, 7% and 9. Almost immediately g ood t·oal from
five to twcl\'I.' feet thick ,ms dc,·clopccl. In later y ear:, tunnl'ls wen•
drin·n t o connect the rnrious mines, so t hat the re a n• but brn mines at
Winton todny. No. One nnd ?\o. Thn·e. although tlrn:c ,;cams. ;\O. 1.
3 nnd 71/:!, inc being worked.

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The camp wns nnmed ?ilcgeath, nftcr the org nnizt•r ancl promoter
of the coul compnny, the mnu whose initiative and business energy
prompt~d the mining enterprises. G. \V. 1\fogenth was 1l Yigorous indush-iahs~, a mun ~fa type not uncommon in the yonng western eountr)',
one who liked new 1&lt;lcus and who was not afraid to uamble on thc111. Horn
ut Leesburg, \"irginiu, on ,June 1, 185i he w11s 1·ea1~d in Omaha, Nebrnskn,_ tnking his fir:;t job as u clerk in the' Omaha offices of the nion PllciJic
Uuilrnud. Young ~[cgcutl1 ndYunccd rapidly to the pos ition of chief
c·ll'rk to C'. Il. Hanns, who wns then in charge of the railroad's coal sales
dcpnr_tm~nt. In 188G, when he wn.s twenty-nine vca1·s old, nl r. :i\legea th
wc:nt .mto liu,iness
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• n re t a 1·1 coal busi•
• £01· l1"1111°clf
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., r. H nvens
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ness
• • m Onm Iia, wJ11•cII later handled
coal wholesale. Returnin;_ to tic

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Unjon Pacific interests in 1891, i\-Ir. l\Iegcath became General "i 1
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n nnnge1
of The 111011 nc1 c Otl ompany . Soon thereafter he joined will
number of business me•~ in the pu t·chnse of _the Sweetwater coni mining pr: ~
erties nenr Rock Spnngs, ancl when this company was purchased lo.t~r
b_y the Centrnl Coal nnd Coke Company, 1\Ir. l\legeath entered the employ of that concern l\s Gencml l\Innuge1·, with offices in Knnsas City.
In H&gt;03, he Liegun t o pmchnsc and develop coul mining prnpcrties in
three s tates, until nl the time of his rlcuth on l\Iarch 28, 1931, he was
Ch~,irma n of the B~ard of the Sheridan Con~ Company, operating properties ut Roc k Sprmgs and Hudson, \Vyommg, at Roundup, Montnna,
1111d in the southeas tern Knnsns coal field.
The town ,\ l egenth wa s cst ublishcd on the \~1est Escarpment of Baxter
D 11 ~iu ndj o_i1~i11g- l~rnd owned by_the Govcl'!lment, other lnnds owned by the
l l nio11 l'nc1fk H1ulrond, and still othe1· lnnds owned by The Union Pacific
Coal Company. )lcgt'ath's t own and it:; mines were located partlv on land
he had liougl1t fro m Bert Y oung, a p1·i\'nte owner, nnd pnrtl): on lnncl
lcni.cd from lh,· l ' nio11 P llcific Rnilrond and Coal Companies. In i\foy, 1!)21,
The t ·11ion l'11t·i£ic Coal Conqmuy purchased the :VIcgcath development
from lh1.; )lcgt· 1lh Co,d Conqrnny, aud the Sherida n Coal Compnll}', rcnnming th\' -.l'I I l1•mc11 t Winton, thereafter establishing operntions on a
larger ~c:dt•. '1'11(' firs t step was the completion of the score or so of new
homes u11d,•1· e1111st rnrlion nt the t.ime of the purchase, bringing the total
numbe r tn une hund red ;;ix t y-nine. " 7 ith the usual mining buildings, store,
nnd ilmusCllll'll l l11tlls surrounding 11 mining operution, ~ 1inton hcc1lme n
:sizl•nble town. 'l'he numbc1· of miners employed varied from th 1·ct&gt; hundrccl
to four hundiw l.
Scared v h nd the t own chnngecl mrners than the co!ll company set
about the t;,s k of modernizing both the living nnd mining con~itions.
Pros pecting carried ou t by the 1\Iegcnth _Con) Company had fo1lcd to
dc,·clop un underground water supply, nnd m consequence the town lnc~ed
nclc&lt;111nte ,1·nte r faciliti es. The U nion Pncific Conl Company begnn clnlling opcrntions in n busin two miles wes~. ~he first hole w~s n d~ster, nnd
the second produced wnt c r unfit for drmkmg, but the thml de,clopecl an
ample supph· of O'Ood domestic wnter. In time, four more wells were
cl rilled to n.~•,.rnent the supply. A concrete reservoir nnd steel. stornge
tanks 11·ere bt~lt to store 195,000 ~allons, a pumping plnnt wus m 5t nll~d
to keep the reservoir and tanks filled, nnd a pipeline systt'm was put rn
to dis t ribute the wate r to the homes nnd the fire plugs located throughoukt
. rr the mmmg
. • metl10d s un d eq uipment' however
t I1c town. Improvm
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pit
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1 ty iiore ]on mg
ton capacity replnced the obsolete cnrs o smn en ·
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all&lt;l mmrng
was put .mto service,
• l"t the pr0ClUCtion capacity of the ,vinton mines.
•t
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· ti t , ·ns the Commum Y
One of the most powerful groups Ill. ic oOf\\tl1;1 various clubs, tb·e
Council, u. body made up of representatives

�HisTonr oF U NION PA c ir1c COAL l\llNES

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WtNTo.-.. TII AT WILL LivE· O 1N
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the l'nited iiine Workers, _and the ::\line Superintendent. ,
Scout~,)
t·tuted ,i)most n govermng agency for the town in ti 'lite
t·
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Counc1 cons 1
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1c ub
nicii&gt;nl govcrnmC!nt, mn ·mg rC!gu 11t ions for the ~nf t
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c Y of
scncc o f n mU
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"d t . id c,·cn undcrtnkmg sue cine l cspons1 , • Jl's a s the C!Sttb·1· I
res• rn s tu
I "Id 1cn.
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,ground for the c11
1escl\11bo11
of the ncitct is l ·
men t of n 1)lll'.
d
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re Wns
dut\' of II locnl mnn who was cpulizcd by the countv I1
1111\d c ti1c
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w·
&lt;'rin
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the scn·icc required but nonuna1• it 1I its usua1 {'Onccrn for the rcligiot1~
w!'l fnrc of its cmplo)'Cs, the Conl Company turncd O\"l' I" two buildings t
be u~cd aJ; churches, this nt t_hc 1:equcst of _the H oman Ca tholic,,, T,atte~
Day Suints, and other dcnommnbons. The 11npctu to the l 'nion Sundnv
School wn~ furnished by the Company, when the co111mun it y hou:.c w~~
built nnd used for the Sunday School's 111ecting,-. , t ., wel l a · for othl';.
ci,;c nffnir,.. The Sunday School had been organized b_, \\'illia m Keiwo
a miner, with the ussistnncc of ~Irs. Phillip ·. The t·o111pan_, donut&lt;&lt; ti~
conl for use in the community hall _furnace 11 ~1d con_l nliu tc, , ul,-,tuntiallv
toward the support of the Community Coun&lt;'il 11nd it, 1cti, ,t ics.
•

Fo R y EARS

pcrity ahead. Winton, like Reliance is yet t 0
ton romnntic his to1·y such as relates t~ the olde/ • ~ound!: t~ lay claim
mmmg 1stn cts.

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Arrnngements for the satisfact ory primary nnd secondary education of children
wcr~ mndc with the consolidation of W inton
in the school district which included R eliance nnd Dine. . A grndc school with lh-c
teachers taught the children in the firs t
eight grndl's. The older children attend tl1t'
high school at Rclinncc. Those from \Yinton
nnd Dines nre dri,·cn to nnd from the ~chool
by bus. Among th!' 1'Iine Superintendent,.
who scr~·ed nt Winton under the )lcgeath
owncrsl11p, were John Pnrk, D avid G.
Thomas, nn&lt;l William Redshaw. Ed )Jcgen tli, a son of G. W. :Megeath, acted a s
~-~ernl :\lnnugcr for the :\Jcgenth in tertts;, Aft~r. the properts wns taken over
Pncific Coal Co1·11pa11 , .. , n,. 1·1JOll i\' p AIU(
I ) lhc
R dlnion
I
,,am . c s rn11· continued to hnve ch~rge of
t 1e nnncs until his r •er f
he wns rcpl d b . e;jna ion to return to Mr. llc-gt•a th in 1925, when
Springs ns uc\ · / f iomns Foster. l"pon F ostcr'i,, transfer to Rock
8
crintcndent 0: ~ ~ . e f~rcma~ in_ 1935, l &lt;'rnnk \'. Hieb bccnmc Sup·
hnYe been emplo~:ds :s ;r~·m~ 111 that cuJ:&gt;ncity. ~mong t he men ,~ho
Alfrl'd Jackson· I
T oicmen nt the ,vmton )1111cs, 1l1'e C lem Bird,
~Iann, Willium
aylor, Edward S utton, \ Villiam Spene&lt;', J. R.
1
Heese, and Ral I Bcs, J ed Orme, D onald Foote, Earl Dupont, Evan
• and ' tP.I uxto
•
ehan1l'
• n. R"1cJlard Gibbs
has acted ns Master l\f c.
,
is r1ct Electr · •
f
•
.
t ire area hearil"
d . icinn or a number of year s. , vith this en1
to ~uppo,e tha·t ',
richly undcl"lnid with conl t here is every reason
•
'
,nnton
• h t he othC!r
' towns in the
• R ock·
Sprrngs
area c
b
' a1ong wit
, an e confident f many years of growth and pros-

'w·-~~ .

n·

!.

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157

//or, the lop caves with removal of pillars in the Rock Springs field

�~h;TIIOUS Of ~ltNINC

159
')icrc
was
n
new
frontier
to
be
conquered
a
black
•t
'l
' \Vyomin
' per, ous
In)· bcneuth t I1c d•csert sur fnee of southern
d fro11tic 1· ti1nt
•
l'
k
t
h
•
h
g,
nn
cials und 1111ncrs u 1 ·e sc t cu· s ouldcrs to the task of cocompany
. offi•
obstuch::,, thut confronted them.
nqucnng tftl'

CHAPTER XX.

lVIethods of Mining
,,
l 0 t'111 coal "from the solid," of forking out Ili c slack in
f ~/ls 0 / s ' 1~. d go/ tire output. this 1d1l,oul pay lo the miner. tl,is
ll1(' nttn('~ Oil('• ' " '
.
'/
product tho! the empI oyer 1ms Iorcc&lt;I al limes
to pay
•
••
orllOTI " ,ror/11 css
.
H
l
d
,
.
,.
d
f
P
,. 5
•1 d or for 1111 /oadrng. 011• a oa tr uorne or tu•cuty cr 11 h
,.,] ? a rut roa c
•, I f
f
. ·
' ,·
,·n stagnant air .mlurated w1t11 I 1c 1111H?S o sp,.111 ,•:x plosw,•s
a 1011.,al ,mes
bl
OJ
'
•·
\[
C.
•·
I
amI /,re smeII of t!te underground
. sta es. • /11&lt;' , c wt1·.
• ·11 It ruicc
uH·d 10 lower loaded. all(/ to r111se empty ""!"' car., 011 st,•1•p prtc ,c~, of
ti,&lt;' mulrs tt'/ro ..,alked back'" to Wong, the Clunesc stublr bn,.,. of ,_1,,, com//1(• races. that 1•ventually gave tl,c property more 1/,011 Jorty /,111c/s "'"l
1/1/( 0
•
. . I I,r m1 11111g
. macI11. c.
'1 . of 1forkme11. of the introd11cl1on
oI cIectnc1ty.
11
co
or.,
•
•
I
•
I
·t
•
'
(
'
. I .Stat,•.
ell'C·tric drills 011d t/rc first electrte 111111c ocomotii·c w! I 111 /11 1 11111•1
,:
how mcrlwnical loading increased from .41 per ce11t 111 l'J ln. ,, /(}~ pt•r c1•11 t
irr 19.li, this ,cit/rout layi11g off men, a~d !tow coal rcco1·eri ·ws 11·rreased
011 e t, 011 Jred pcr cent. A record of l11gh adve11111re. of pr .,res~. und of
fulfilment.
•

,

-

1

66COAL and coal mining is not ll light 11nd .iuyou, , ub.1 1d," )Ir.

Eugene :\IcA.uliffe, President of 'l'hc t•11io11 Pnt·ifie l ' 011 I t'ompanJ,
comments in his book, "The Homance and 'f rngcdy of C'oa I." 1':, pcci111ly
is this true of mining in the e1nly dnys, when tht' conl wu, nnch•rcut with
hand picks, when wntilution was only a matter for 11c11.d1•mic di,cussion,
minet·s descending into dunk, muggy nir. thick with po,,dcr fumes, and
when no wife could be c-ertnin her man would return to ltl•r al en:ning with
his body intact. Such were the pioneer day:- at Carbon, R 1wk prings. 1m&lt;l
Alm}·, with the time whistles ench morning calling thl· 1m•11 to ten hour:.
of heavy lubor, nnd the pnymns tcr at time~ handing out hut two dollar:,
and ten rents for a dny's
work. So much for what minin"
•
n the n meunt to
the m~ners-clnnger und di~comfort. 'l'o the company it meant one long,
unendml? struggle to supply fuel to n rnilrond who,-c far- flung trncks
stretched from Om11hn to Sun Frnncisco, and into the reaches of the
\Tortlnrest. It meant pouring 111oncy and 111en into a mining town, only
to find th~t the coal bencnth was n~t of a &lt;1unlih· jui;tifvin" the expense
or op cm t ion. It meant c1osmg
• n producti,·c mine
• • because
• "' of the huznrdo~s seepage of gns nnd oil into the workings. The unccrtninties
11nd mn&lt;lcriunte equipment of cndv mining tumcd ench new lllin&lt;' into n
11
mnblc
c1u·h 11e,1• c-n t crpnsc
• mto
•
"
• :
n• speculation. But through t he d nngcrs
0
f nunmg, tlw miner~, most of them British born remained stal wnrt, and
t 1ll'ough. 111n11•,. fin nncin
• I upsets the mannrrement
' remained
·
undnun t ed·
Tl ierc wn.s
work to b d
"
.
'th
.
e one; n wnv would be found later to do i t w1
. ft .
sa e •' mu1 cffic11mc-'•
• bu t m
• he
] mennhme
• · it must b e done with the t h en
known met110d~ d ti t I
1c oo s nt hand, nncl to the best of men's abi'lity.
• nu

158

.

The t•urly mining methods
were
li:ibo1·ious in the cxti·c
• \\'(IS
.
.
. me. 'Tl IIS
time whe n mo dcrn mucI1111cry existed onl)• in the fcrta·tc bi· •
f d.
•
• ti •
f
ams o I earning 111ventors or 111 . 1~ ;n•p~· c~t models resting on drnftsmen•~ tnbles.
The coal·~-unl1~r ctult wit t inn\' ptckl·.s, was sheared in the same way, either
011 one r1u 01· 111 IC cen er. c ry 1t_tlc powdct· was then used bc~nusc, as
111 uch ~f tl1t• con( was sold commcrc1nlly and there was little demand for
:,,(nck, 1t ,rn:,, dc ·1rnble.to get ns large a percentage of lump cont as posil,lc. \V hc rtvc1· cxplos1vcs.wcrc used, the users were carefully supervised,
so ns to hold tht p roduct1_on of fine~ to the lowest point possible. Some
of the eon I w1ts loudcd w1 tit fot·ks ms tend of shovels, and the smaller
,-i1.t•s. that pn,~cd lidwcen tl~e prongs were thrown buck into the gob. Th!!
lu11d1ng ot l·tllll ":,, then paid for on n screened-cont tounngc basis. When
11 11 o f the 1 111 of tninc con I was sent to the outside, one-third of that load!!d
by Hw mi1, •r " 11, deducted_ as slu~·k. Following the scpnrntion on the tipple. tlw , lnl·k " ,, loncled into rn1lrond cars, moved out and unloaded in
pile!- in t Ii, , 1cn,1• .' of the mine. These old, burned-out slnck piles cnn ht·
it

,
• g of puncl,ing machines and
The days of picl.· mining before IM comm
electric coal cutters.

�]60

METIIODS OF MINING

161
ing hi 5 inspection of the mine the following day, lhe Su . .·
lpc11nltendcnt
, topped nt the room of one of the miners who had b=
n ex reme y vocal
"the prcvtou
•
•
• a b'J•
cvcnmg
on IHs
1 tty to dig more con)....ti
• t end ent could not resist the tc innt t·
nny man he
.__ upcnn
.
c,·er snw. 'l'I 1c S
• 011
. • .I J I I
.
mp a ion to twit
the p1 O\\ e:-s 1c inc so oudly
procla1mcd
sn
"in"
"Sn
cl
I'll
hnn
1
J
01
11 Y,
•. .
1&gt;Ct
vou'i·(• not ns gooc I n mun t ocIny at &lt;l1gc7111g con) ns ,·ou 1• 'ltl • c1·
Ir
•
•
"
I
1· I " •
' b,
• •
,, g1nc Yourse
Inst nirrht.
nm \' rep ice, A Ye, I m Just us good n 11inn
'II ·
•
"
• J IIll &lt;l Inst night."
•.
you give
111c the s1unc room

·,r -

One of the 1•urly Theu· Shovels. ir,Malled i11 No. I l/in&lt;•. lla111w. iu 191&lt;, and 1918
seen today. mnrking the loctltion of lhc enrly minl's. A prit·c of $1.25 wns
pnid for unlonding u rnilrond cnr containing from hH•nty to lw&lt;'llty-five
tons of slnck, and this work, nrduous a,; it was, nlway:. bad m,rny n.pplicnnts becnu~e it wns regular. It nffordcd those who wen: $0 l'lllplo,rcd fnirly stendy monthly eurnings. It wns not unu:.ual for a good 111:m to unlond
two cnrs of slack in one dny, the dn y of cour:.c running into twch·c to
•
•'
'
f ourteen hours.
.

Minet·s w~1·c pnid sixty to seven ty cents per ton for mining, dcp~nd-

mg on the height of the con) scum and in a Iona (iny':, work a mtncr

c~uld dig nnd load nbout nine tons' of coul. \\'itl~ the- om.- -third deduction_ for}luck, this nllowed him six tons of coal, or a dnily wage of $3.50
to $-le. 2a ll day, fro111 which deductions for tools oil cxplos:Ycs, 811d
~1.md1·r
.
cl .A goo d mmcrwoul
·
' d, carn,w1en
J
the
• • other &lt;l"ta1·1":1\\ercma.c.
lllll\l•sl wcrc working steadily, from scYenty-fivc to cighty-fi-,,•c dollars n.
mont ,, and '·111 ex.•
t'
II
d
. I1 as 0 nc
clear as Iug
Iiun&lt;l n-&lt;l dollar,- n• ccp titonnTl.\' goo workman might
.
.
•
h
od
1
m the mmes t at a go
• mon • icrc wns nn old SU)'lll"
]'Ilice made a good . 1.
b
I
ms
ti t l.'
•
"or~mnn, nnd a s tory is told to this effect. t see
in n .:,upcrmtcn&lt;lcnt
)10
ti
•eni111r f.
I
I
e, g
"o ,1 111ont 1 \' p· , d w \l'as . stroll in ba about the ,·illagc on d1c 'ff
out frulll II 1• ,l) ay rccogn1zccl the ,·oices of some of his men ri 10
00
a11d 1,011 lf,cl• l r of II nearby snloou. The men sounded inordina.tcly gaky
~ ll llll(1 were re) t'
I ma·u mg pro 1g1ous feats of coal m1nmg. 11

a· .

..

·'l'lw rou111:,, between which the miners felt thct·c was so great n di ffc,·cm·e, wc•rc supposed to be nbout twenty-four feet wide the ent .· ,
· engineering work
, wn;, done,
ucs
•
1y t en rcc t w1·dc. n ccausc httle_
npprox111_1nllthe working pl11ct''- oflrn cxccccled t he cstabhshed width. 'fwo men worked
in each room n., p artner:-, and to obtain n suitable partner wns often n
scriou. problc111. ,incc the nssociat~on between the partners frequently
cxtcnclccl o , l'r 111°lll)' years. A few mmer;, took their sorn, in with them ns
partner~. "hl'II thL boys were old enough to work, and some of these boys
went into llw 1u1111 ... at an extremely early age. Many n minet· of tod~v
,,·us tnugh, Iii~ l&gt;&lt; c-u pntion h_r his fnthcr. In cases where the mine forcma~
could 11 1-r lll,trc ii . miners were nllowccl to pick their own pnrtncrs, but
o111cti1m•,., 1t "n~ nccc:-~ary to assign n partner to n miner who wns working sinµl l'. lhi, 11 ,thou! cmu,ulting the miner. This was u work of deli&lt;•ntc
tliplomnt·., . t ill 111111c r:, being nlmost ns unwilling to work with an unne•
ccptublc 1m rl m·r m, lhc_v would luwe been to mnl'l'y 11 g irl who could not
cook.
One o f tlw I rensu red s tories of the folk lo1·c of the mines is thnt of
the mine r ,, ho ,, n, cnt in to work with n Scotsman who had no "buddy."
The stl'tlllg'l.'l' rc1ld1cd the working place, ndvising the Scotsman tl~nt he
lmd been 5cnt in us hi:- partner, whereupon the Scotsman looked lum up
nn&lt;l down dl'liberntc)y
., sn,·ing
.,
' "I don't think you'd better start."1 The
,,
other nsked " \\'hy ?" "We11, I just don't think we're going to get n ong,
Scotty cxplnincd. '•I don't sec how you know," protested the ~ew m~n.
"You hn ,·cn't c\'Cll t ricd me." To which the other retorted w1tl1 gl'lln
force, " ~Yd), I know by looking nt you we're not going to get along, so
you better go."
On another occasion, n mnn who had obtained employment "'ts se~~
to be the partner of a miner working in one of the pitching scams, w ier\n.d
the coal had to be cut with a miner's pick. When the n~wco~ief- renc ~y
the working face, the miner nlreudy there lookc~ sour~:?" !!~i"ei:
1' . 111
nssignecl pnrtner saving " Buddy, how arc you with n pie
'
•
'
•
• d b • } ti , "but I sure smng
not so hot with ll pick " the new mun udmitte · l'tg l J' .
·a f ti ·'ti,
1
'
a nasty sho\'el." Needless
to say •the pnr t ncrs)11•P t c rnnnntc or rn
bl · •
•
.
•
'
I
k
d
s
ncnrly
compnrn
c
111
'
1 he handling of Cl miner's pick was oo ·e upon n
:
f 1·tt1e
b"))'
d
ncl
ll no\'lce was o 1
••
.
prec1s1on to that of_ handling a 1 1 nr cue_, a .. hn&lt;l lcnrncd thl•ir conl
us_c._ A.s. has been said, most of the early. nune_i :,' ndc t with their picks.
nunmg m the :British Isles, and were pnrticultul_\
pf th . ,incrs pro·
It is almost u nbelievable the amount of coal th ~t som; ~·meses;c::ched their
duced, even after taking into account that t icy n 1

�162

H1sTOHY OF UN

ION PACIFIC CO,\I, i\ I INES
i

METHODS OF MtNJNC

workjng place ns cnrly

five nt night.
. .
d loading the con) a nd ca ring for his work'f to m1mng un
t ti
l I t run the lone.led cu r ;., o ic en try, where the
In nddI ion
ing place, the miner inc_
trips Sprugs were used for dropping the
th
Jriver assembled em in ° . and. 011 nccount of the sprag:; bn'aking or
1 rooms,
_ .J
'
'cl
0 t of tic
\oadl'U cnrs ~
00 stcc . for this svstem, many acc1 en b, occti1Ted. In
the grades bcmg t l • 'tpl reached 'twcl\'c degrees, it w1Ls ~1cce;..:,a1·v to
where t JC p1 c I
•
ll
.
some cnscs.
. ti 1 nround n prop high up 111 1c room or entry, a
use ropes, sn~ibbm~ :c~1c ropes frequently brokt• und&lt;.'r t he ;..t rain. On
risky opcrnbon, 1"111cte filftccn dc"'rces n " ~lcGinb·." which was a s111nll
• I f1011
• 1 twe vc o
b
'
•
p1k1cs
k .11 . tl ·cd A. rope was wound a r ound th(• d1·u111 and
1
I
"
•
•
•
· .1urnpp1ng
·
&lt;rum l"ith a brn •·c' " f ~ heaves
thus fun11sl11ng
t I1c cont ro I fur
nttnd1rd torln slcr1cd:, do c:1r wns, clro1~pe&lt;l in one roo111 a nd an l'111pty cur
the cars' IC one .
·
'I
I t"
• -d :Ill• 1111 nd"JOIUII
• • 1g room ut the sn111e h111e.I ,,. llll\ ncc·11 c11 s were
rnlSl.
I
. ti • .• , ·tc 11 of handling cars, nnd muc· 1 t11111.- " l"&gt; c1111 ,11111c1 by
l'llUS('(l l1'
llS :-, \ :-, I
•
I
\\'l
I
. I
• • • r
·, 'rs 01, in rcrniling dcnulCl c·a r::,.
1, n• t IP n1tc t l'X·
st0Jd&gt;p1lnfi~ft or rJc,1gn1_1c,,~ metnl chutes were used. The coal "n, -.h,1\'cled into
CCC C(
CCII ( C
~~,
.
l I I.
,1, on&lt;•l
111tothe
tI1c cImtcs nnd 1·unb,,grnvib·totheentrv,wherc1t11
.
J
.
•
'f
I·
pit cars. The best cxumplc of tins chute work ,1:ns nt 1 &gt;. 11 11 _:\ me, nt
Hnnnn. nn&lt;l in the lower workings of Xo: One )line ut H,wk_ • p nngs, und
ut Swing Ynllcy and Cumbcrlnnd. Tim, was ,_1 111u1.·lt 1:·a~1l'1· , ystcm of
hnud\ing t·o,d to tlw entry, nnd it enabled the lllllll'I", t o 111:1 h • In rgl' l'lll"ll ·
ing:;.

t

rrrouml. Fo1· instance, the Chinese, who entered during n strike
•
•
t ll k S •
• s~
.
umong
~e
pr,ngs Ill l ,5, readily ndnptcd thcm~rlvcs to
the wl11tc 111111~rs a
thcir occupnti~n, prnl'lng ll_iemsclves nt on~c to be plodding and mcthodicnl. At one time, about six hundred Ch111cse were employed at Rock
Springs, 11•!t,h nb~ut one ln~ndred nt Almy,_un~ a lesser numbct· ut Como,
C'olornclo. l he I• 111ns, coming from the i\11ch1gan and 'Wisconsin lumber
districts, and I lw It,1.liuns, WP.re nmong the early fo1·ci,.ners to work in
nnd nrounu the mine;.,. They were followed by Germ~n, French, and
Senndi1111,·inn mi11&lt;.'rs. nncl nbout 1896, by Austrian and Slavic workmen.
About 190:l npprnximatcly li\'c hundred. Jnpnncse found employment nt
n ol·k Sp1·ings 1111d H nnnn. H owever, unlike the Chinese, they did not
rend ii y adn pt tht•m:-.cl\'Cs to t he working conditions. Restless and discontt•;1l1•rl. the .J111mncsl' did not remain long in the mines, groups of
them cf rifting rnpirll_y into other occupntions, until nt p1·csent only n few
11\l'II of !hi-.. nnt 11 nality arc l'lllployed by The Union Pacific Con) Company.
The Chinc, c r,)J I inm'd to wo1·k in the mines in diminishing numbers, until in H):W th, 1 ,-t Chinese cmployc wns pensioned and sent home to Chinn.
o

.\ , 11111pnr -..1111 of the ,·arious nntionalitics employ~ in th~ mines ~£
the co111p11 ny fn1 the _vcnn, 1!)12 nnd Hl38 mn.y prove mtcresbng and 1s
here p n w11kd.

The working ti111c then, ns it is toduy. was ;.,cuso111tl. cll•pc11cling ~•pon
the mnrkct for the coal, nnd, while men work_l•d long hou1•-, al all t,1~11cs,
dui·in~ the winter months they worked parhculnrly Ion~ hours. \ 1ten
slnck working time occurred during the summer mouth,. m:u1y _111l·11 lon&lt;ll'd
the smnll coul, storing the larger chunb in the rooms. un~il by eu~·l_y
winter, the bu~ie1· wo1·king time, they would 1111,·e from tout· t~, fin·
hundred Ions of lump stored nnrl rend~- to be londt•d d u ring the pen~d. of
1w11k demand. In this mnnncr they were spnre&lt;l the neccs;..ity of_ 1111mng
the extrn tons in the winter nnd their annual ea rning,, were co11s1dernbly
hcttl.'rcd by the nnnngcment. Tht• majority of the miners. of eoursl', were
not ~o Jwo,·idcnt nnd depended cntireh· on thl• nmount of coal they cou!d
produce each working day. The rrns~n nssig1wcl for not ;..toring con! 111
thr r~oms wns thnt when the sla1·k working time ca111c, 1111111y of them l_l•ft
thl' Hnncs, ancl of cou1·sC' thev hnd no desire to leun their fornter workrng
plac·,•s foll of &lt;'onl. In gcnc,:,d, it wns the stl•aclier miners and those who
st
u:n'&lt;l from ycnr to year who followed the procedure of :;tor ing conl 111
th
cu· rooms. Sl'\'cml men who were Inter to become ntfluent citi1.ens of
,,yoining lai&lt;l the foundntions for their fortunes in this mnnner.

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\ 11ti&lt;1rtUl11_1

1912

.\ 111crit·1111,,
A111crit·n11-7\cgrnc:-.
.,\ l'IIWII in lh
,\ 11sl ri1lll~
.\ustmlian!',
Bdginns
Bohe111i1111-.
H11lg-11rim1s
( 'nnndinn!',
C'nrniolans ( ]\ l'l'i lll'rS)
Chi1H'Sl'
Crontinns
Dah1111ti1111s

417
21
1
114

D1111t·s

II oll11ndcrs
R11glish
1"i11lnnde1·s
French
Germans
G reeks
Hung-nrinns
frish
ltnlian!'i
Jnpanese
Li thunniuns

Bcsidt•s the British miners. nmon"' those who entered the W _vom_ing
nnrl C'ol 111..1d0 •
•
,.,
p· sh
•
'
nnnes III the early dnvs were Chinese, ,Japanese, moi_ '
Itnhun
German
F
.
I
d
•
•
.
.
.
I
t·
•
' •enc 1, un Seandmn\'lan millers. Enc 1 nu 10nahtv
I1nd •its• ow
t· I
,.
dern par icu ur advantages or disadvantages for won, un

111111. ._ _! _

163

ns two o'clock in the morning, remaining until

_

1938
1,-100
29
130
1
r,

2
2
HI
51

Gl
96
10
174
298
13
33
183
51
41
237
162
2

4
6
13
38
21
5

1
124
90
6
H
62
14
11
12-1&lt;
21

_ _ _ _ _ __ . ._ _

�HISTORY Of UNION P ACIFIC COAL MINES
METIIODS OF MINING

164

Nationality
}l cxicans
)Iontcncgrins
Polnndcrs
Ilumnninns
Jfossi11ns
Scots
S&lt;'n·i11ns
Sl0Yc11i11ns
S1nrni11rds
Swcclr:Swis~
TYl'olcsc
\\;dsh

/9/:l

5G
37

11
85

1938

H
l
14
4
13
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165
not altered even when Wong g 1·umblingly b ·cl
instructions und went to the stall to harness 'ti owe) to the 1''01·emnn's
·1 .
. .
•
ic mu e. The ·I 't
.
was ,tn uma t cu r ven t r1 oqmst. H u,srng the hurnci,s to b . " 1.1 c miner
mule, , vong was ughus t to hear the unimnl re, ·k "~,, uckle it .on the
• 't f cc1111g
· good."
mu , , ong• don't i.cnd me
to wor k to day. I am
'l'hc Chinese Ind's courugc begun to weak
b t }
his ground until the !nulc in the adjoining stallc~;id u 111!~ brnvcly _stoo_d
you come neur me, I II land on you." Another dd
"Yu old Clunk, 1£
me ao to work." .And us the animals ult along the\ 1~ 't ou cnn't rnakt•
bewildered Wong ineontincnlly fled. As he i·ushedsd:,,~.\~:tbd _to : 1dk, the
he pnuscd long enough to thn1:..t the halter into t} O ti . ai 11 1un-way,
•
" '\II 1· I t
k
IC
let employc-'s hand
i·cmar k·mg, r
ig i , you tn ·cc mu lee. You likce cun do t k
,
no likee dcblo (dt•,·il) mule."
'
a cc allum. I
WllS

d

Totnl
2,680
:?.3Gu
On act·ount of the lnrge portion of the enrly produ!'I ion from the
Hock Svrings mines being sent ~o the ,conuncr_ciul mn r h t, .di 111iri ing hncl
to be done "in the clear." Shooting off the solid wns prnl11hitcd, nnd a nyone doing so subjected himself to summary dischnrgc, a ,. c,ud ,hot off the
solid, that i~, without being undermined, is inrnriubly M&gt; bndl~• -lrnttcrcd
ns to be unmnrkctnble when it reaches its dcstinntio11. The &gt;l ine Foreman,
nssi:ih-d by spl·cinl inspectors, watched the mining nnd ,-lioo t ing closely.
On one occ11sion, the ~l ine Foreman had reason to su~ped that one of
his Scotch miners was shooting off the i.olid instend of mining, and s o one
cln~• the boss said, "Snndy, you better be ca reful about mining, n, I ha\'e
my eye on you." Snndy answered firmly, ".Aye. that's a ll right, boss, but
I got uoth m.r eye.~ on you when I s tart drilling."

Emerging from the barn, , vong nlmost coll'd d 'ti
.
I e w1 1 n cow ID the
. I
I "\vurd, wI11c I t·o111111cntcc ,
ou seem to be in 11 big I1011
. . rn
•
.,. If \\'
Y, Hong What's
the muth·r !'
ong wus rnnning in high acnt· bcfo. I f : 1 I
through th1. :1ir J\11\\ in one )u:,t dei.pel'llte spurt fo1· 110 1eo, IC air y rs 10t
·
II
me. nee nway rom
the bur_n, " 11 11g t·11 l~d togc-thcr n few of his good "cousins" (close f;·iends)
nnd qmckh
•111d 1 '\c1tedlv
narrated
what had happe11l.'1.1,
- .i Tl
•
(
•
,
lCre was lllUC h
sh11kmg o lwnd~ One of "ong's ricnds suggested that he stu&lt;l_y a book.
written by Confucius nod another advised
a visit to the Joss House, but neither action helped Wong to find n solution to the
strnnge phenomenon, and for some time
tl_1ercnf te1· tl!e Chinese took along with
l11m one of l11s good "cousins" as a bodyguard whcnever he visited the barn.

. Prior to the ud\'cnt of mcclinnical hauluge, the d ri,·l'r was 1111 csscnhnl 11'.lrt of the_ underground organiz11tion. ) Iany hor:,cs nntl mules were
used m gnthermg work in the mines, and on t he mnin hauls it was
not 1111common to sec us many as three animals being u.etl in a "spike"
teum. In n hll'ge mine from thirty to forty animals were required. The
old-time "mule skinne1·" was n coiorful fig~re and n difficult employc to
handle. ~he bane of the mine boss's life, he was indispensable to t he work
of the mme 1'.nd knew it. In consequence it was difficult for his sup eriors
to manage hnn,_ nnd the controversies occurring between :\line Foremen
nn~ some 0,f their dri\'ers wct·c frequent a nd ncrimonious. " ' hen a Chinese
was
mYoh·
l'
f th csc d r1,·er-forcmun
•
• work·cln,·cr
.
.•
•
Cl m one o
disputes t he white
men 111stmchYcl,·
sided
-·11
ti
F
.
.
'
.• •
"1 1 1e oremnn ngnmst the orient al.
·t kA11tstor\'
I • 1s• .told 0 f th c t'ime tJ1at Wong a Chinese in charge of t I1e
sn or
d I le nuun barn, refused to release u 'certain mule t h at the Foreinn 1in ~cnt for r
"d :
h
f
cm•c in is . .
. ' ot1si Cl mg t ut the boss had not shown enough de cr: s~mg lus :mnunary orders. "You go back talkce bossee man that
11 I 1•
tf~c ~1~~tve ~~\:c~ n~ulee work when he no able, t h~t my job," "'\Vong told
0 1
cmplo,·i• b·..1.,
.ttl come to get the animal. Not a little p u t out, t he other
~ l'\'l'(1 I \\'US t'
••
•
' •me t O p Iuy u j oke on , vong, and t his d eCJs1on

No 111attel' how difficult u driver might
be to handJe, or ho,r eccenfric, the Foreman always hesitated to discharge him,
because good drivers were scarce nnd the
production of the mine depended Jnrgcly
on his ability to get haulage results. A
great deal of credit is due to the early-dny
mule driver for the production records obtained, because he worked under difficult
conditions, with an agile, independent, and
U• S• SE:\'.-\TOR D. CLARK
frequently stubborn animal, w!~ poor
trnck nnd \'Cry little light. His work was dnng_crou_s _und fatuJitic~ were
common. B ut the shadow of the mechanical nge m mmmg was loommg on
t he horizon and the dny of t he mule d river und the clever, tcmpernmcntnl
little ::\Iisso~ri mule was drawing to a close. The telephone, perhups th e
first mcchnn ical invention to invade the mines, acted ns the hernld of
11
greater things to come. I n 1881, Senator C. D. Clnr'k of Ernns~on, .th~
11 young mine clerk arr ived in Rock Springs to find that modern nnpio,emen t s were beginning
' to be cstablishcd •tn ti1c mmes,
•
nlthoucrh
., they were

f

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�]66

HISTORY OF UNJO:-1 PACIFIC COAL MtN ES

. 1I susp1c1
. • ·on by
und
nainen;.
A lll'it•·•t·
. gard&lt;'d wit
. n few dic-lmrd
r , , officinls
.
I
..1 ave
.
,c
·t· . No One nnd No. 1 wo mmes iar1 .1 ust been inst II d
.
a c ,
telephone connec mg • • .
' H ' l II .
outside
boss, " . • " c o1' Iu s tout mc111bcr of ti1c
Cl •k re Iates a.uu t t'·c
u
•
at
I d','.d • I to u:.e it. •'\\' hcncvcr he wantcc to communicutc f.
oldrrm1rc.
• boss,
·· " Cl1L1·k 1.cca
. 11 :.,
· "d'1s· rcgardmg
. 10111
t&gt; ffi
t is umet.
, n,anc or mine
ti
•
I ..
,
ic
the o rt' o till)
·on,
us
he
termed
it,
that
ot
1
c1
:s
c
ho!&gt;c
to
u
c
he
Wot
11
Ptl
'pIaguev con t ra
,
. . .
•
1111-1
wnlk g,::\\'clv from the office, mount. has d1lup1datcd ~uckbonrd. g-ivc Ilic
old mule tw~ or three ~entlc slap~, with the Imes and J&lt;&gt;g uw1ty to deli\'cr
his mcssngc or orders Ill person. .
.
.
.
A yenr lutel' the first of n scncs of mno,·abon_-. wh1d1 were lo rc\'o)u.
tionize ·mining methods, 111nde their_ uppNu·n~cc 111 J~ock Spring:, when
cutting and drilling machines were :nstnlled 111 No. } our ?I Ti 11c in ordl'I'
to proclure n better gr~de of coal. fhc conl nvcrn~ed about ten f~ct in
thickness nnci wns pnrt!c~lnrl_y well 1~dapted _for this. 111dht'.d of nuning.
.\lthoucrh it wns often difficult to obtiu n cxpcncnccd llllllt .-..,, 11wxpca·icnccd
men wl~o rould lond con! into the pit cars after it had bcc11 undl•nnincd
and shot 1lown were easily found. T hese first mnchi,w,, 11cn: known as tlw
"Air Legge•· undercutting machines, and were opcrntcd h_\ co111pr• i,,::.ed air,
ciri1·cn by two smnll engines through a number of gear-. 1111tl clr-i, 111µ- c-hnin:;
conncded to a rotating head, around the pl•riphcry of 11 hid1 ,, t'rc ct a
number of shon~l bits at rn rying angles. Tiu• m11d1inc,-. "c.rl' hi:lil in plnl't'
hy jnck pipes. nnd were advanced into the fucc oy n rnd. nnd pinion. Thi~
system of mining wns n great improvement 0l'er the hund mining method, ns
wus the size of the conl produced. The
machine 1111111 cut the coal in the roomi,,
,rnd timbcrmen set the props uncl shO\·cled !he "bug dust," the fine slal'k prodnCl-d by the mining machines, into the
gob or wnste. These men nlso extended
!he lrnt·k and looked after the snfety of
nil tht• men in their section. 'l'hev ~lso
lo,~ded nnd firL-&lt;l the explosives nfter th&lt;.'
1lr1llcrs l!n~I d1 illed the holes to tlw depth
of the nnnmg, aYernging about ti,·r feet.
Loncler.~ londcd the conl into the pit cnrs
only, rtn~ rccch·ccl in pa Ymcnt twcntv
• the running
•
n•nts• JlCI"
. t on. Tl11•s •meIud. cd
of the pit cn1·s from the fncc of the room
to the ~ntry, the empty curs being hauled up into the rooms with mull's The
n,·t•r1~gc amount of ronl thus load~d •.
mnn 111 one c)11y . , f
pc,
t ons.
.
• "UN rom ten to breh-c
w. H. MELLOR
Whe11 Xo P ot11. , 1•
189" 11
• •.
'' me was rlosed in
First Resident Superinlendenr. of
Eigi:t ~~:1'.1d11ncr_y was n1ovcd into Xo. .l/i11es. who occupied tlte fir sr
• ~. nnd suhscquenth•
to iN o.
.
house /mill in Rock Springs.

METllODS OF MINtNC

167

'!'en i\(inc. where it_wns continued in 01~crn~ion t~ntil nbout 1905, when it was
tnken _out of sen '.'ce. l a~ thc.~urly n!nctacs,. 1ur-d1·ivcn puncher machines
were 111trodt!ccd 1,nto N~ •. Eight :\I me, &lt;lomg wo1·k comparable to the
brcust 1111tcl!111cs. r hc mm111g _done by these punchers produced 11 little
better coal, 1nas11_1ueh as the height nt the staa-tmg of the mining was ubout
fift een inches, wl11cl1 made the conl roll out readily nfter shooting whereas
011 the other hand, the und_crcutting clone by the air machines hnci a height
of hut four nml onc-hulf inches, and often the conl hnd to be snubbed in
front to pre,·l•nt ib being badly brok,m up during blasting. By the turn
of tltL' cl'ntury air for cutting, d1·illing and hoisting coal was being super.,ecled h,,· dectrit·ity, 1dthough it was not until about 1905 that compressed
uir fur 111i11i11g purposes wus entirely eliminated from the coal-mining
opL•1·ntimh in t_hl' l_lo&lt;\_Spring_s ticld. The first clecti:ic c_utting mnchi,~cs
Wl'l'l' in~tnlled 111 ~o. Eight :\I111e, nnd subsequently m 1\os. Seven, ~me
and T c11 ~Jin,·~. nt Hock Springs. These machines were of the brciist type,
nnd II u·~ n g1·1 :,t i111proVl'lllCnt o,·er the air machines.
.\i nut 1!)02 11 11111chi11c of thl' short-wall type wns instullcd in ).To.
Eight ;\J nc. H m·k • pring1-, which wa:, a grent improvement over the br_east
llln l'hiaw. 1t111I "hid, was the fo re-a·unn&lt;.'r of the present short-wall macl11nes.
Howevc 1. d l.t to defect:. in c-onstruction, and the lack of trained men to

�HISTORY OF UN ION P ACIFI C COAL MINF:S

168

METHODS OF MINING

169

opernte it, it suffered many serious brenkdo,rns nnd \\'its oftc 1•
for r~Jrnirs. Nevertheless, it cou ld cut much more coal thn~l ~\ the shop
maclunc.
ic brcust
Scvend ycttrs Inter, n 11c,1· type of undercuttcr was instal
•
• led
Seven :\line,
. whid1 opcrntccl very
. · succcssfulh·
• for tJ11•1·t,· Years
1'I tn
• ·~•fo•
wns 1l ronbnuous &lt;'Utter. So suhsfnctory wns the opcrati~ • f 1•1••1 ~ts also
lllltchinc
t liat it rnpi&lt;ll_y took the pince of t he breast type of u1td;1.~ll t
type
exclusiveli·
1
1,,
bee
I
tct
'
nu&lt;l fo1,
twentY
vears
the
short-wall
•
'
•
.1
«
n USC( f
:\lore recently
• •• ior
11 ticutting•
'l' . a nother
. electric
. cutter hns bee·n }Jttt 1•11 t o sen·1ct·
nr
·
.,
me
nt
Superior.
It
1s
known
as
a
track
cut!
,
.
I
•
tc d
D. O
.
c1,n11c1 s mo t
.
Cl k · 1 · 1 ·
rue
·
rom
w
11c
1
1t
cuts
without
bcin,,.
unloade
l
IL
•
t
j
•
un
e
on n
t kj
a~y part of the senm from the bottoi~ to the t&lt; •
&lt;.:llt :.. ionwnhdl v in
. •· I
I
.
.
op. irnt &lt;·1t n ·ti .0
• 11
• 1 ' ~ mukc
,cr11cu, ors tcnr cut, m the side or the ccntei· of t i
11
·1·1·
·
·
tcworl..
I
to this, t,·pe
of 111n c I·
•t woul I g P ll('e. Wit! '
ti w ·1ticx1J11h·
. 111c1&lt;k•nt
.
.
lint' I
molJI~ cutter 11·1II, before mnn,v Jenrs, s upc rscdl'. th e - , , ('l'l 11 that the
ruuC'l1111r. Howcrcr, C\'en with the succc · ·f I • t. d
• sli1ml:u ·cl short-wnll
·I·, .
s:. u m 10 uchon f tl
• •
c lllm,. not all of the con) was undercut For fl
b 0c;
11· 111111111g mn. ' num e t· ' _\1.·nr, fl portiort
of the l'lltr_v wol'k and t he pillnr work •.
I
\\llS lCCO\·ercd UY I
I •
i_, 1s1on rn tic I_lock Svrings district bcin&lt;r il
• •.
anc rn 111ing, the
mmrtl, the re111u111Clcr mined b_y hand.
o • bout filt~ ("' I' cc11t 11111chinc

~~

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~

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I

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F:id .-110// shah•r co1111qor drive built i11 Germa11y
. When the . S_upcri~r mines were opened in 1906, they were fully
equipped for 1111111ng with electric undercutting mo.chines, nnd as murh
as ninety vcr cent of the conl was recovered in this manner, only n ucgligi?'l' part being mined with picks. " 'hen the mines nt Rclinnce were opened
m HJ10, they nlso were equipped with electric undcrcutters and air punchers, the lntter being u~cd only n short time in entries. Long-wall machines
were used in No. Three Mine, llelinncc, for a short time in n certain section, but the operating results received from this method did not come
up to expectations, and it was abandoned nftcr about a ycnr. The first
undercutting mnchinc iit Hanna wns installed in No. Two i\Iinc in 1913.
Prior to that time llll coal had been shot off the solid. The svstcm of mining was changed nnd udditionnl machines installed, until n ·large pnrt of
the conl from this mine was produced by mining machines. Xo. Three l\l ine,
H nnnn, wns not particularly adapted to this method of mining. and _the
coal wo.s shot off the solid until the mine was closed. No. Four )[me:,
H unnn, wns equipped with mining machines, and nll coal was undercut, and
has continued to be recovered in this manner. Neither Cu111berlm1d nor
Spring Vallev were particularly we11 suited to mnchinc work, an&lt;l the
&lt;'oul in these ~ines was shot off the solid until their final closing.
Se('(l11c{ de ,J
rue/. u111/ I . . u, Uf,1111•111 of thr D

,1111011.

uckbi/1- tl,e substitution of grip blocks for

'"' hen new men were broucrht into the mines, the older miners t rcntccl
them to wl111t corresponded to : collegiutc "haiing" or initiation, uncl with

�170

HISTORY OF UNION P ACIF IC COAL MINES

METHODS or MININC

171

. t. d .••• of electricity, this particul,u Lrund of horseplay to k
. •
.
. &lt;l"l ..1 • k
o a
tl1c m 10 uc~1011
. . ltii·n Drivers used bluck 01 1 1 utcu wit11 ·croscnc Ill th,,.1• . . .
•. _
.. .
.
. .d .
" 1 pit
&lt;l nngcrou,;
011
. •
6 s in
.
. being
Iump S fol. 1·11ununatwu, the bluck
bl
J :;to1•c m old ••pon·dcr kc"'
room necks so us to be readily _uvu11a e _w 1cn ,t was need ed. The miners
bnr. and box·
wou Id nppt·opriate this. black oil to lubricate
. the t hread
.
, mg
of their drilling machmes, the J apanese mmcrs be~ng cspc~ud c,ffenders
in this respect, ,rnd they used a large part of th~ oil the ~nvcrs brourrht
in for illuminntion purposes. In order t? stop this, the dnvcr s would Kc.
qncntly lead 11 wire from _the trolley hne or the e~cctric powc1• line to
a can of black oil located m t~ room ~eek, thus makmg_ sure that when n
J npnnese miner touched the 011 ~ontamer he woul? receive u warm rccc l ·
tion in the form of 11 severe electncul shock. The offender so treated usual~ ,
wnlked away, shaking his head, rubbing his hand, and muttcrin~ in ,Ta/
ancsu. "Something is ~•ery strung~- I do not u~1dcrs~a1_1d." f~v was not likely,
however, to repeat Ins unauthonzed borrowmg of oil . Th is so rt o f hor -~pluy bordered on tl1c serious, and it is remarkable that some fn t nli ties did
not occur.
fo the early days of mining, und until co111purntivclv Tecc11 t vem""
the ,:e~tilati_on wus rather primitive. Each mine had i ts ~wn sy:&lt; tc;n fos1'.
prov1d111g 111r undcrgrnund, but the systems were t emp erarncnt uI 1. n 1•
.
d. d
h
•
•
' u.. ng
su bJed to 1sor er w en a change of weather occurred, and all of them

. ciuitc fallible. VV ooden c.himneys were built at ti t
f
wc1 e
I
.
d tl
. b
ic op o the u
t
]ending from t 1e ,_nine an
le air . ecame heated throu h . . p~as
sing a .flow of air up the shaft durmg periods of lo, ' t g c11culat1on,
cda~·ng the summer months, when the temperature of ~thempetr~dtures, but
ul'.I
1 b I
d I
e ou s1 e nnd • "de air \\' itS near v~ a .uncc . , t. 1ere wns practically no c·.
m
s1
u cu1a t·10n, an&lt;l the
nir becitnie stagnant, carrymg a reduced percentage of o~ygnn Th .
"t•rs who o b,J· CC t ccl t o tiu•s s· t nt e o f a ff a1rs,
• however, were considered
• ~ • emollymmcocldlcs.
The story is t ? ld
It miner, calli~g at the mine foreman's office on
the outside, rcqucst111g 1111~ to come to his working place the following day.
with the pince• TJ1-.n mmer
• .
T he fo1·enrnn asked t he "nnncr. what
. . was wrong
.
replied. that t 1w r c w1L:- n~ 111_r III c~rc~tlahon." It was a hot, sultry July
daJ, with not n brcn th of wmd stirnng, and so the mine foreman said
tc;tily, "You. darn fool, J~1,ck! Ther~;s no_ air_outside, how do you eicpect
to ]rn.ve any m your wo_rkmg plu_cc? '.fh1s ~1ght have been the reply of
many Forcmrn to .,,, ea ting, gnspmg mmers; 1t was the spirit of the early
days sp ea king our There had never been a system of ventilation that
functioned " , II du rmg the summer months, and it was up to the men to
accept. condition:-. ·1i,;. t hey found them. In some cases a fire pot was suspended in t h,· upt•a s,l slmft to help the circulation, and in other instances
furnaces were built. The Temnins of an old furnace, which wns of the most
clnborate desig n nnd which must. have been very costly, still stands in the
vicinity of o ld N o. Se,•cn "Mine at Rock SpTings. Later, fnns of the Murphy
and G~1ibnl type were to make their debut in _the cause of good air,. but
too often i:1·os~ cuts were driven at too great intervals, and old workmgs
were sealed off with fiim sv eanvn.s or board stoppings, and the mnin air
courses were too frcqu entl_~• pnrtinlly blocked. Through these cnuses much
of the ltir taken inside wns short-cil-cnited, with the result that onl:v 11 s~all
proportion of that passing- the entrnnce to the i~take reache~ the workmg
£aces. This condition continued until comparatively recent times.

i°!

Toda v while looking at the substantial masonry and concrete ~top·
d f ans, 1.111
• • coU1se
• s of la.i-ge. .sectional
and" 'overcasts, l11gh-spee
0
f •
• th , ·king faces 1t 1s almost
.
,ueas, with an n.mple volume o air swcepmg e ,,or •
'
1 k f
.
.
.
11nposs1ble
for the miner
of to d ny t o rea1·,
izc ti1at such nn .utter
- ac of
ventilation ever existed, particularly in the non-gaseousbmmtels. ?ome in
tl
Id .
1 t th •
s and in fancy rea ie JD aga.
en· ere •
• hf
·t11 its 1•eek
le O tuners, however, c,in S 1U
the hcnvv air of the underground workmgs of th c e1g. iesll, wi 1 • e-cut
fumes• • "C" grade powder
ID a lmacdnn_ •
of black· nowder
,,
d was
t • used
"FF"
for rnn numng
rooms, "F" for hand mi11ing in rooms an en nes, ti
1. d the acrid
in entries, und "FFF" for blasting r.ock. 'Whatevficr tie gt ~nge, a mine in
f tnnc,; o f the explosives sl 10ck·ed one, s nostrils on rs fl
en closing
e1
time.
1
the eur]v days and this disagreeable odor hung on un
•
'
f the coal company began the
_..
particularly for the
As early ns 1901, the management, 0
1
,1·0 ·k
.
.
.
• I0s1ves
•
1
o f 111veshg11tmg
t I1e use of s..nfctv
. e~,,
··• OSI\ cs, ·I safetv exp
nd
gaseous mines at Hanna and Cumberl~ • ~hes;.:ia\{uantit)~
when shot,
I
were not satisfactory, giving off flame 111 peicep e
.

ptnl7S

,1/orlern Goodman M
.
unu/ncturwg Company Shaker Conveyor Drive

�H1sronv or- UNION P Ac1r1c CoAL l\llN.:s

~lETIIOOS OF MtNINC

d till' products of rombustinn were too often compo:,cd la r&lt;rl'( V •
monoxide
mu11ufuctun•1·s. 111,cl p"'l'I·f·cct
of,d
.cu1·Lo•11
.
nirtts. Il\'
. 1905 the powder
.
cii&gt;los1,·es lo such nn extent, ho11cvcr, that cxhnustt,·c t est8. • c their
. ' Big
'. I1t ..""1
' nn d I11 t c1· 1n
• "'
taken 1111\0.
, inc,
,, os.•SC\'l'll und :-,;inc• 1'1' I\ c I'(' 1in dc1·Spring:-. }'rolll the :-ntisfodory results rccei\'ed from these \e~~~s at Rock
a in a II p• 1·ac-cs
' by wltcrc
1910
permissible powder wns used cxclusin!l)' for shootin "'

he i 11 tro&lt;luction ol' new mining machi,ics' unlI tl ac de • ·l
rr T
hnuls hemldcd t I 1c end of t he svstcm of lllltlc 1, 1
• ,c ~pmcnt of
•
au ngc tn Illa111 t •
Ionr-J89Z the ,I' I1ompson- H ouston electric
Jocomot·
"Ch • en _r1cs.
fi t I t .
. I
ivc,
nrhc S ti1,.
In
e,·ca· bli'alt Ill
• ti ic ,'-'•mted
•
ma t , •
' \·liich wns. the r,- . e cc. r1c
N m111e
S ocomotive
.
St
wns put into ,.cn·'.cc an l o. even ;\l ane, Rock Sprin •s. This loc
n_es,
usi1w
500 ,•nits• direct
cul'l'cnt,
hauled
thirty
...s o~otave,
n
f
I
}
• to thiJ) ,.fi vc c111
with nn
,,ci•,irrc cnp:1t'1t~•
o one nnc
,
·
·
b one- 1nlf tons ' n clistn,1cc 0 r one m1•1c to the
11
0
tiJ&gt;JJI&lt;'. ,, hl'll 1t 1:- l'l'llll'll1 cr eel that for more thnn Jinlf ti IC (1·IS tnnce t IlC
lunal w11s ov&lt;.'r
of one and one-half per cent, ti1c pea· rorm· ,u,I MlI \'crsc gl'!\&lt;lc
·
rc of th,, (' Ill',\' Ot'111110tl\'C \\'llS I\ r emnrknble one. 'With ti
f , t 0f
1111
·
c
· I ··
I
f 'ld
1c nc vcn 0 1
•'Chnrhe .-11111 1, 11 11m11 Jl'I' o 1111 -mnnnered little :\Iissoui·i
I I
. b:-. ,,'I on• ti rnn ti 111,,.
• "C'I1ar1es"
I' , success mnde it~vidcnt
lllll cs
their ,10
thnt ~it
11
would h&lt;.' n11h it 11111 lter of tame hdorc the remnindcr of the nimnls in
the cmplo~ , tlH • mtl l'Ompnny were to be superseded by other "Chn1·Ii
. I ,,. " ''( 'I 1 r 1·tl',. 11011 res I s 111
• stnte on o. rock and flowcr-co\'crcd
•
Snut
founcln-c
tion bcfon• 1hl' Old Tiotl'l'"' B uilding in Rock Springi-. The nncicnt locon111ti\'c wn, ..1!k11 I_, 111itiatecl into The L"nion Pacific Conl Compnnv Old
Timer,' . \ "cll'i,d &lt;111 11 ith clnboratc cc1·cmonics on Jul~• 19, 192!&gt;. ir old
"C'hnrlic" co11lcl I alk "hnt stories it could tell!

172
1111

r:--:
.._:_-\.

..

._

First e!C'c:lric mir I
"~HAllLIE S.)IITH ..
tr-~C'-1mg1t
. l nine tons.
ie ocomollre ma
/ acturciI Ill
• the U • • • I. T errapin burli
Capacitr 6
mt cs per hour. Gauge 30 in (
;orse powcr-500 volts D. C. S eccl 8
Hou~~~ 11l Elcctric Co.. St. Paul 1 1;~:; ~t'~lw scd from .Vorth lf'est r1, 0 ;,1 psot1·
1a1·e a gri1•ua11ce
,
., • &lt;I} 1 6 , 1891.
place i11 tl'" 01'J 1•·1111rri toAssociation:•
present. I have ' rnr
• k c d / or 3-J Jears am/ dcscrrc a

?u

f

Ilic con I wn

l

LOCOMOTl\"E "Cll,\RLIE SllllTR."

~ 01 1l e:n•ut w'tl

• •
I.Ill' Imiucr,. IICl'l•plt-d Pl'l'Jlliss1'bl
I I m1111111r much' '
•
n
mes, t.uut it
was lllllll.)' ycu.rs brforc

t.

· pcrmissilik•
•• c powdc
•
•
wa~ 11·n,
I ,II~&gt; t with
·t . I• for s Jiootmg
hllnd mininO'
u11d nil
t na

H~ ~_10 notoil ,the solid,
as ut c' nst,i •s today. It was true that where con!
I
um 1nnd and N
'I'
d
•

nn,1.
1
1,lnl•k
os. ~-o an Three :i\Jmcs,
•1s. J&gt;ro&lt; ncth·c i·csult. l'I'
tft.. rr1·1mtw1
1 1l'I'. and ndjust111"11t~ ,,~ were obtained from permissible as from
' ... 'll Cl' II
'
~ ere Ile ' .
fid&lt;l
11 .
mount of J&gt;er1111·s
·1'b]
ccssar1• , )' made with the miners {or
, 1111 c,·cr· ti ic use of pcrn ·•s.. 'blc CXJ&gt;I
•
• osn·cs
used. In the Rock Springs
lls:;1 c 1&gt;rcsc11 tcd no diffi cu 1bes.
•

173

In l!Hl:J oth, r 11111in- linc locomoli\'CS of ten-ton cnpncity, nnd lmulin~
sixty lllin c en 1·s. 11 l' l'C instnllr&lt;l in Nos. Eight and Nine ;\lines, nnd ,ulditionnl lol·o111otiH·, wl're nlso installed in ~o. Se\'en :i\Iinc. Howc,·er, it wns
not until 191 :l lhnl Ill.tin- line locomotives were first used in No. Ten i\linc,
Hock Springs. In 190!) this system of lmulngc 11·ns installed in -Xo. Two
~l ine, H anna, worl-ing out \'Cl')' sntisfnctoril~·- Storngc bnttcry locomoti\'e,. were 11-.l•d to ,omc extent in 1907 in some of the Superior mines, but
the l'arly bat tcrics larked the ruggerl construction of the prcscnt-dn)' onrs,
1111d thc,.c were ~oon superseded by trolley locomoti,•cs. Ab?ut 1917 gasoline locomoti,·e,. were experimented with o.t Hnnnn nnd Rcl)nncc, but they
pt'O\'t'd too tcmpcrnmcntal and undcpcndnblc for the exacting dcmtlnds of
mine haulage all(! 11·crl' soon nbnndoncd. Even the mules_ hnd been more
lrnctublc than thrse. The inno"ntion thnt brought clectnc hnulngc locomotiYcs into grncrnl use, both on main lines nnd for nuxilinry hnuls, ~rns
1
the introduction of the loading machine ,rnd mi?c cnrs ~f lnrgc1· cn~nc \::·
Locomoti,·c!'\ up tons high as fifteen-ton cupnc1ty nre Ill gcnernl_usc no •
11nd onh· a few hcnd of }i\'cstock are now employed in the mmcs, noel
these fo;, other than l1aulngc work.
'I'he stol'Y of the mech1111icnl lon&lt;ler begins in 1916, when.' (n conm~ofin
'ti
.
. . I r 'tcd Stnt s The '(mon Pnc1 c
·1.
1
other con1 compnmes an l 1e \Jnl
c.?
•
• ·t.
11' l m,1nv
C ·
·
·
I
·b'l't' • O f londnJf" innc1uncs Jll 1 s
ou
ompuny
tn\'cstJuntcd
t
1c
poss1
I
I
JCs
n
•
I
ti
C
mines. No. Fo~r )line :i, Hannu presented n reul problem, ~ntlslllucl I ns die
· 1
·
I · ht I111d t 0 be tn"kcn out 1n bcnc 1cs, nn ,
• 1c 1t
• frcqucn ti Y cnugl1t
.!!l'Cnt 1c1g d
,
. t
con
'£ , on account of 1ts ~
t 11
..
1
11 011
•
• I11ng
• ti.1csc
• firrs•
1 n lnrgc nmount of coal were shot own ] out" E xtinmns
I
Id b 1
"' I Iec1&lt;
• led ti Ill t no
fi ,re. spontaneously
. . before it cou C cI Con&lt; cc n· •nnd• •it wns
on ompni - ' •
f • • , -tudy
11 ns nn cxpcnswc luxury for the
prevcnti,·c measures could be more costly. Accol'duigly, u tei some ~
'

�HtsTOHY or UN10N P Ac1r-1c Co ,L ~IINi-:s

174

l\km ons OF M1N1Nc

175

it was decided to purchase a Thew excavatin a shovel
•
dcctric motor, and with n bucket which had a c~l)aci t,, oefqu
tpped
one
a l with an
te1· ynrcl s. I t was fi rst p I,rnned to undercut t he room·
d 1
nc a qu1l.
h~ight of apprnximatcly twenty-se,·en feet with the T l:~~1• lo~ad the cnti:.~
did not work out. Lntcr a systcnt was deYeloped whereb • th ttder, but this
took out the lower bench of seven feet 1tnd the brcn t ,:~fooe hand loaders
wns loaded with the Thew louder. These loude r di I •
t bench abo,,
but their use was limited 1,y the fifteen f eet of )wad _c co,i~pai:atin.~ ly Welle
nte the sho\'l'l. The one '!' hew sho\'cl installed in 1 9 { ~~:'.;l; equircd to ope\'~
01
more the next
. lllll(' 11111
•• fo, llowed• Liv
. ·rear, a nd by
• two more in 1918 • 'l 'IICSC
•
IC
opernk f1url\'
•1 1 l)t'&gt;,1, (con
I 111ul•cl t0
• well undt•t· the condition~
~ tlt l_J.
.·1-&lt;t ll l t:l ll 11 I 1
)
• 11 11 Icy
were a 1111doncd '
• ' , wl•c

b

In }!)2:.l
bro .-1--IlC ,Joy
t
. loader s wet'"~ •Ill!, t·,1 II ccI Ill :-.;_ '1' 110
11,
·0
nHHe
111
192.J.
•
,
with
cicrht ll10l'C in 19•)r.: l'I ~ n.
:\line
11
111111
ll'st· 11 c1·c !:d l· r •·c~
p laced by seven of a more modern btypc of J , I
'.111d 19:W, since which time C\'Cll lnt~r modelso:f ~~c,'~ t. the ., BP. in 1928
mstullcd, although the 5-BU mnchincs lll'e · t'll •
c ,J -~· loudt• r lum.' bc{'n
n scrnpcr lo11&lt;ll'I'. with n cnpncitv of ti . s I 1111 opcn,'1011
. l•:a .. ly in ll)?5
.
.
.,
11 cc nnc one-la 1 tf t
•
•ic
cornpnn_y
s
shops
at
R
ock
SprinCJ's
-d
.
.•
c~rh
ti
o·- nn expc11mcn t,-d "·rtl l Ill,1•a-;
v., o.built
~· in
El[!ht

H

-t

I 'ic•u of lou• 11•1c Ducl.-bifl in Rock Springs District, drivi11g 11arroru work
u;it/r blouw pi; e for ventilation. This device is now built by tire Cooclma11
,l/a1111 /act11ri11g Com rm11)'. Chicago.

One of llw I . I

Ha,111.a. look a/ II~~ [;~;~rs thal succeedc·d the Thew Shovels in No. 4 Mine.

r

:\line. The p erformance of this runchine was so suP.crior that eight lllOl'C
nmd,incs were ordcl'ctl nncl installed at Tlock Springs, Reliance ond Winton. T hese machines work very well under good roof, but, on nccount of
the large area ncce:,;sa ry to operate them, they do not work successfully
where timber has to be set fnirly close to the £nee.
.
The fir:-t shaking eon\'cyor impor ted from Dochum, Germuny, was
msh1llcd in Superior "C" i\Iinc on November 20, 1925, and proYed so
successful tl11tt in 1926 six more machines were purchased, nnd the follo~l'ing year thirty more shaking conYeyors were (nstalled in the different
mmcs. These machines were of German and Scottish makes, and from th&lt;'
initial installat ion were quite satisfnctory. W'ith the cnrly machines n retrnctiblc pan wns used at the focc end of the convcyo_r, but only a small
part of t he coal could be loaded in this manner, nnd it was ncccss~ry
15 0 to
shoYcl most of the coal onto the conveyor by hnnd. L11tcr11 what
?"'
known as the "Duckbill" was developed by Frnnk L . i\kC !·ty, Supcrmtcndcnt, and George Ernsbarger, a member of the 111cchnmcal fo~·ce,
th 1nt
Rock. Springs. T his device' since materially
impro\'cd,
togcthe_r
wi
t • The U nion l'ac1~6,_ec
l d
·
1 111 11
Ill
• d
5 Iin k·mg c·om•eyor has become stnnc 111· C&lt;JU P &lt;'
Coal Company mi~es. These mnchines are now manufactured in the Umtc

�METHODS OF l\[ tN JNG

HtsronY oF UNtON P ,,c1r1c CoAt. I\TtNES

176

'I'I t · 111•011 P1tcific Coal Company
had 151 of thc111
in use •
•
I d
.
111
S tntc·~, 'n111l ic
..,8 t 1930 n number of pit cur 0 11 crs wer e mstallcdp .•
1939 From 19
.o •
.
·11
, I ,.
• •. • . ti R k Springs nuncs, to remove p1 urs uncl to provide
u11ir1lyf Ill 11~ . o_c, ·cl1 certain older einplovcs could best u:-.c.
IL
tvpc O mnc HllC 11 11
•
• I n D CCCIII1&gt;Cl., 1&lt;\•19
the Bonrd
of :M nnagcr.
s ofd The
u,J. '
.
•
· Franklin l n"t,
., ·•
,,
"&lt;·ientific
society
of
Amen
ca,
foun
cd
in
182-k,
llwn
rdcd
tutc, ti1c 1end I 11b ~
•
.
H ,,.
b
..,
to :\Ir. Frnnk L . :McCarty an~ ~lr: G~orgc • .c,rns ill"gt•r, a. Certificate
of :\lcrit contniniug the following c1tnbon:
.
·'In considcrntlt&gt;n of. the development
of
a
s
.. .
,,unplc, rugged nnd
in•renious deYice for londmg a J•ggmg conveyor.
llec·ognition uy The Frnuklin Institute represent s a dis tind l1t11101•.
Without the nid of modern machinery many of Thl· l ' uiun 1'11 ,•iffr
Con! Coinpnny's older mines would hnve bc_cn clo,-ed d o 11 11 lil'fon• t•xh 1111,..
tiun. h,•,·ansc of the slow method of extraction 1111d the cxl ri-m t• 1111mhrr ul'
a,·tin· workiucY places which it W1ls necessary t o ma intain . 1h 11 , II H !&gt; thc
udtlitiunal pl1~t'cs held in rc:sen•c for hand mining, all o f 11 hid, re~ulh•cl
in lw11n nmintcunncc work and expense. YVith nil the operation .• of mining m111: performed mech11nic11II?, it bccmnc possible to r1•hnl1i litn h• t·c rtain
of thr old mines, as wdl ns to open new mines on II llllH"C 1110.Jl' r n p :an. The
following i;tntemcnt .~hows t he progress of 111cchn11icnl loa d ing in The
r11ion P1u·ifk C'oul Co111p1my's mines, which lll' l' nt pl'C,.l' ll l OIIC lrnnu rcd
pl'r l'cnt mcchnnicnlly opcmtcd;
1'1•11r

1916
1917
1918
]919
1920
1921
1922
192:~
192,1
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1&lt;&gt;:ri
19:ll
19:12
19:-t:
1931
1935
19:~:i
1937
1938
1939

Total
Tons Alinwl

Tons Loaded
.1/1•clw11ically
1 J.:t{8.B5

:{,283.096.45
3.38-1.068.50
2.321,139.00
:{.069.379.20
2.984.53~ .00
2.253,773.95
3,24 l.J ()!) .85
2.821.677.fl0
2.779.06-1.S.1
2,776.245.,15
2.750.-130.20
2.927.389.US
3.060.632.25
2.897,653.25
2, 15:t527.2 l
2.1)-15.270.01)
2.097.558.23
2.102.552.95
2,887.73 Ul)
3,286.159.30
:i.315.628.05
:t016.977.85
3,261,003.45

23.872.75
56.117.50
66.19:us
50.S J.0.20
u:ts78.65
-16.:163. l ;j
107.693.00
l6l .52:t6S
265.-13-J..! ll
601.611.15
1.107, ns.ns
1.501,577.70
1.774.279.65
1.721.659.70
1.800,65 l.%
1.659.1-18.81
1,899,438.80
2.340,2-1-7.07
2.88 1,072.95
3,284,569.40
3.3 l 5,628.05
3.0] 6,977.85
3,26] ,003.45

:u 01.:~34,,65

Up until December 31, 1939 , T he Union Pacific Con! Company hnd
a total of 31,021,936.89 tons of coal by means of mcch~nic I
~IIdCd
a
loaders,
'f hc U nion Pacific_ Coal Compa~y was n~nong the first to adopt the
t 11.- 1lily driven s hnk111g con,·cyor 111 the United States, and this typt&gt; of
c1cc ~0 r loadinn·, with the duckbill loading head attachment developed
i, •
b .
.d I
,
convc}
on t i,c•. propcrtv
. , 1s now em g ver y w1 c y used t hroughout this counlrv
nnd Cnnadn.
It is difficult t o :.,p l•culatc on wh_at will occur in_the coal indu~try dll!'jnrr the next few y ea r:; ; whether, with the steady m roads of other fuels,
t&gt;l ns •1 and O'i\ S . the indus try will continue to shrink, or whcthcr, bv the
:,UC I • 0 1
"
•
•
•
•
. 'd of mccha nic'11 ,ippl1Hnc~s 110w m use and others, more efficient, yet to
~~ developed, the imJu,., l_ry will ~cgain sm:1c of the ~usi11?ss that hns been
lost. or at lcnst will bold ,t s own. fhe con] mdustry, b1tun11nous and unt!1r~·t • lias in t h&lt;! pn ... t hcen too frequentl y conducted as an oppol'tumsbc
Cl c,
• o f t I1c nnbon
• ' s b'1·mc
. Ius tt'''f • .rl.
,, q 11 •1 rter nf n century
aone
t I1c producbon
•
~
.
tumino~,s min,•s in ce..:11scd nt the rate of ten per cent per 1rn11111n, d?uhlmg
the unnunl ou lput 1•ach ten y ears. For cxnmplc, the total production wa~
for the year 18!!0. 1 11.:302.:322 tons, for 1900, 212,316,112 tons, for 1910,

/Jrr Cr11/

0.11

o.n
l.67
2.85
l.65
2.l-1
2.06

:L12
5.72
9.55
21.67
I0.28
51.29
57.97
59.42
73.39
81.12
90.55
97.4,1
99.77
99.95
100.00
100.00
100.uo

177

V ulcar~scraper ilL uctio1i

�Hisronv or UNION PACIFIC COAi, l\lhNEs

178
'ti1 the peak production in 1918,. of 57!),385,820 tons
9
• ups an d d owns, mos ti y d owns the•
-H1111
. ,
' H - tons,
K WI C al hns had Ins
Srncc th_at ~aY ~;gB¾~ 630 000 tons and in 1939, 889,025,000 tons'.
production m 19 ,
'
'
.
_
t)ie coal industry, at least a portion of it, has sobbed
.
..
In recen t ,c111s
I •
1·t· •
.
f 11•. . ri the shoulders of sympat1etic po 1 1c11111s nnd pseudo
1
out1tstneo
oeo
•
• d
·t
I
•ni•tnin po1•tions of the nut10n 1t rove I s emp OYcs into
. t.
econmms s. 1n c~
•
•
d
·1
•
wages an mcrc1 ess opprcs:.ion •
murder 1111d nmu·cli"
., through starvation
.
. c ne,,· development .mcrcnsed fostel' t 1rnn market, and with
I n ti1c mcun t m1
• 1 dc•·acle
of 1929&gt; the
mdustrr
sank lower and
lower, turning
tIJC fi IHlnl'IU
U
.
•
•
rn·icc fixml!, the very threat of wl11ch k·d thousa nds
·111 (It•sp1u•1. to lcgi~lntive
•
• ~
I
I ·
I
•
of users to further increase then· efforts to rec ucc _t 1c1 r pure 11L~" nf coal
h\' bc•ttcr usage and by the substitution of fuel 01I a nd uaturnl ga:. for
1·~al.
It was ouh· when n uniform lengU1 of the working chi~· 11 11d 11 11 huudy
wage partially ~1pprox.imnting uniforn_1ity w~s t•stnblis~1ed. th~tt tl,c major
number of coul operators began to tlnnk senously of 1mp1·m rng the qunlih· of their product and reducing the cost of production thrnu gh 111eclrnnir.1~tio11. The concentration of wage negotintions in the Appulachia n Field,
which took place in 193-}, nnd which yet continues, crcnll'd a rd u rn to
the older forni of coal lubor politics, the promotion of coal ~torngc: Io co\'er
a possible strike nnd suspension of production, with fl prolonged talking
11111td1. whieh ended without gain to either side when the stora~c piles were
upproud1ing exhnustion. ,Vhile this tnkc-us-nowhcrc progrnm was being
enrried on, the management of The l'nion Pacific Coal Company undt'l'took to rnl'chnniie its mines gradually and without enforced reduction of
manpower, reducing its unit costs and increasing its percentage of extruction, building up simultaneously a happier, safer working. and more contented dnss of workers. Looking backward, it is now clcnrh· c,·ideut that
the nwthoc!s of mining 1tnd the cost of prnductiun tl11lt go~•crncd twenty
years ugo m the Compuny':- mines would, if continued, lun·e led to an even
greatl'r shift from coal to fuel oil by the raihoud company. As bud ns it
w~s to lose the Oregon nn&lt;l Washington sections of the rnihoad to fuel oil,
sbll further .t!·ansitions would ha,·e pro,·ed profitnblc to the Uailroa&lt;l if
the old cond1tums had been continued.
. One of the Ycry real advantages th,tt hns come out uf the mcchani;w..tion of the Coul Company's mfoes is that of the increased cxtrnction sccui·ed per ucre, of mineral in place. In 1900 the cxtrndion did not exceed
forty per cent; today it nverugl's in C..\':cess of eighty per cent, a clear gain
0
one hundred per cent. In certain mines the avernge extraction e.."\'.cceds
innctyyer cent. An increase of one hundred per cent cnn therefore: be conscf•r,·a~•~·cly cl:-timcd. There is, however Yet room fo1· an r,·en higher increase
odl'o.
l'ffic1cncy
• •
' • will
• come through further mutua l
• 111 mu~mg
me.th od s. S uch
11nd
~f '~·
a growmg fcclmg of the triteness of the motto of the "Three
• UN ·eteri·s" in Dumas' fnmous storJ, "All for one, one for all."

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CHAP'l'ER XXI.

Officials
Tells of early-day o~/~cials, the '!'~n who, without geological maps or
reports, sought out pronnsi~g coal mrnmg locations, who lived on the tree•
less wind-swept deserts, witlwut water that was acceptable for domestic
or ;team-making us_e, with_ no _reservo~r of labor to draw upon, even contending with the wily Indian in opening Old Carbon, and who withal developed the ~oal tha~ was necessary. to a transcontinental railway and a
rapidly seuhng empire; rnen who lived, worked and laughed through it
all rnen u•hose nnmes should be carved in stone as an inspiration to those
of'a later gcnf'T11tio 11. _who now b~ild 011 a foun1ation of 11ision, couragP.
and pioneering lwrdships- and tl1tnk they are doing well.
HE l'nion l'acific Co11I Company is not n remote uncl bloodless mnchinc in t h e l ni:l of its employes ; nor is it an omnipotent force thnt
hire;; nnd d i;;chnrges men without reason, and wl~os~ sole purpose is ~o
u111ass profits. T he l "nion Pacific Coal Company is, m the last anulys1s,
no more and no less than the group of me~ who comprise its offici~ls,_mnny
of whom rose to their present high positions the ha~·d wny, begmm~g ns
miners in the day of the lrnnd pick and shovel. In this chapter mention 1s
made of some 0 ( the men who have served as officials of the co~! ~ompany
and whose loyalty and ability have made the company what it 1s today.
It is a pitJ that lack of sufficient records causes us to leave out the names
of many good men.
Any record of the list of officers of The Union Pacific C~nl Compnn.dy,
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d I C lD
·t nt of the Railroad prece t
'ti t die
and those who ndm1mstere t 1e on epai me .
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.mg the commg
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of the on
ompany, wou 11
r be mcomp c c w1 1ou
reference to iI r. D . O. Clark.
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•ving us bo,)kkeepe1•
Mr. Clark came to the properties HI l 86 w 1_1 e set
h I t d in
"'· . .
C
oy Ins office t en oca e
for the " ryoming Coal &amp; i&gt;'l mmg ompa ? t'
f the Coal Depnrt1
Omnho.. This connection antedated the orgamz~ .on ~ m any 11 pioneer
m~nt of the Rll.ilroad, the Wyo.ming Cot~r
G~direy at Carbon,
mine development ugcncy established by ai e
Rock Springs Almy and Point of Rocks.
.
art which hns virtually d,s'
Mr. Clark was a marvelo~s penman, nn Mr. Clark's curly days t~c
appeared, at least among business men. ~]
h nd and many splendid
1
correspondence was invarinbl~ cond~cted ~le:n!r ;he Union Pucific Coal
l!Xamples of his fine penmansl11p rest ll1 thc
,,,'th the Coal Comk'
grew up ''
{
Company. Mr. Clark, figuratively spea mg, of the Coal Department 0
puny. In 1874 he was made Supcrmtendent

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HisTonr or UN10:'i P\C:rr1c Co \I . l\JINEs

the l"uion Pacific Hnilro1111 Compnny, conlinuin~ i,~ I hnt
position until 18!11). Fron1 1_8!1(! lo 1~95 he wa,-_ nss1grll'd
to spct·inl duties, 11111ch of l11s l1111c bcrng spent 111 Wmihiuaton. D. C. From 1895 to 1904, lw sc1·,·cd n:, u pcri11te~11cnt of The t'nion Pncific Con! Co111pnny nnd from
190-l&lt; to 1911, he ocnrpicd the position of \"il'C Pr·csident
nnd Gt•ncr:ll ;\l1111ngcr, rctil'ing in 1911, 111ovi11t{ thcn·uftcr to Townndn, Pcnmn·lrnniu, where lw resided until
his 1knlh, whid1 orcu1Tct!'on ~ovember 21. H)21.

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During ;\Jr. Clark's inrumbcncy, he laid I he fou11 d11tio11~ for thr subsequent pcnnnnent opcrnti on • of
The l"11io11 Pncifir Con! Company. Hi:- p rimary dut v
I)
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wits to furms 1 uc or t 1c opernhom, of the l"•1io11 Pn
l'iHc ltailroad, 111111 to market the surplu:- commc1Ti1dh·. T liL• 111 1• . • 1 1,
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,ock
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C b 1·r
Spnngi:. Ill' on, :1.11111111, p~·lllg ' ll Icy, CutnUl'l'lnnd. "'upl• rio r nnd n, ._
ancc
wcrl' dL·,·t•lopl-d under Im, personal :.upcn i,ion• •'\It&lt;! • 11 Ill Il UCCll f)~h I
.
,nth 11111nr
ll'&lt;
. other. duties, .he kept in closc touch with th•... upc1·n 1terns of the
scn•ru I properties. Durmg the period he wns 'upl•l'in l 111 I,11 l
I
while \"ic·t•
nnd General :\Iunn
ircr he made ft· cq111
' ~1 i i-,1
• _:.u lt nlso
. P n•sidt•nt
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ts to thc
proper
I -1t ics,
t il 1wc
d · w11~ l'CI'\'
· • uctivl'. On thc occn ion of .,uc·I1 1" 1·1,, Itc •rn,ualh·
mal c uc u c m:.pcd1011s of the surface operation,, on fo (lt.
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'.\Ir. Clnrk wns a man of oubtanding intc.,ritY II ho x t I
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l . act· i •1 from l11s
suburdinntcs a high standard of conduct Oub1~u·•l·1,'. I
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ll' Ila,-" l•rn :ind 1111 ·
.tct~, n11_1 in cw 111t11111ttcs, snying but little b t 1••
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m nil In-, ilealings with his ass~cint • _11 l~ II 11,- .JU-,1 and upright
was ki11tll\' anti nppronchabl. WI c • and bch~ncl In, l'C:.~•rvl.'cl 111un11cr, he
Su11crio1· ·1·,1 1')'1(' ·t . l c• .1 .1CJ.1 a new 1111111' w,i,- Ul.'111g 11ro 1· cctcd 111
·•1 &gt;, 1 \\HS(CCmeutithntrt 0 ,:,:•,t.
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on who,-t• shouldcrs fell ti
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rt I lw na rnc nf thl' m1111
ic prmc1pa 1 \lork of '•k·
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. f I
~n: m g Ott
ocations for,
, man~ o t ll' curh· 111111 c,-.
During :\Ir. Clark's nbsencc in 1890 •
•
D. C'., 011 compnuy businc . . ti C I ' a pci·tod :.pl'nt in \Va!-hington,
1
s
Mr. Chmubcrs H •:\[ ·l('bb~ • c on Dcpartml'nt w11s prc:.idc&lt;l over bY
.• C l yIn II'110 was
· o f u Il r1gnd1c
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• r Gcncrnl 111
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• • th l • :son
ti ll' l llltcd States .Al'I
llll(] while t11erc with
oudng :\IclGbbin entered "" est P oint AcademY
Whitt1tkct· the fil' ·t
cts becunic inrnh·l'tl in the hnzing ...,f C'ud~t
t·onhovi:r~~- whicl:,;tillt'.Odot1l·cc youth to enter the Academy. \Vlrntcycr the
1 c 1c column O f ti
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tc ncw:-pupel's i11• that duy Cadet
\' nttukrr lost hi , , d
told of :\Ir Cl1tt1·lsc~1Fl:!"" nn_ n number of white cadet:- were l'Xpclled, It is
•
s 1·nnr1s Ad 1. 11·I10
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i·ond Company from 18S-~ t
;~ :s~ncd ns President of the Rnil 0 18
uatt-d from H ni·,·nrd l: •
. • ' thnt with cnch succ:ecdin "' clnss grndthe ruilt·uad a fow ,. \ nivcl'Slty, (:\Ir. Adams's alma mater°) he ~ent to
1ng grndu t
• I1 •mstructions to put 'them in line
f111•. r·ll'l' Prei.idt•llci~s11nnd
ti . p .". ~s int
Ru,lro11d nncl it:. Coal D tc lCiH&lt;lcnt·y. ~lany of such remained with the
11111' of lhe111 e1·t•r bcc:, , eppur~nlll'nt, but the rc;ord docs not show t hat nnr
11C l'C'SI( cnt
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:\Ir. Gco1·"l' L Bl k
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•tl 1f\Ut·k.
Sprmgs
i~c • cntl'rl'cl the l'lllf1lo.., of Th l. •
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c mon p ac,"fi•c Con I
ic l'nd_y eighties ns an engineer. Abod
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1890, .he ,ms
e&lt;I '11pcnntcnclcnt, an d a few ,.
_, nppom
t \
I
su,,t•r111tcnul'11 . t , gnl&lt; Iuatc mini
k I 11tcr, Gencrn1
. 111o, cng·111ec1· ~1r lll• cars
with the co111pn11y s cur}' l'ng111ce1·i11g w0 ·k '
: ac tn&lt;l much to d0
' • purbcuh 1·I ti
· o f till' C um l,er Innd, p ring \"alley
•
the opc111ng
an ' Y int tnei&lt;lenl
to
l'Cd drnrgc of I he prospecting i·ccords 11·I • • ' . d H unnu mines. In d,·
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11 c ttct111g
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,·crr f1unrl11tr wi t 1I a tlw ('On] ficl&lt;ls i,,·
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as cng1nccr, he wnN
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sou tern VVv •
exccuti"c, ll' wa,- rctirct on n pension in i\I 1. I 1915
• omn~g. A cnpablc
homc in .Allentown. P cn11-.yh·1rnin, ;\[n~• 10: 1; 1;'.•
, dymg al his old
In the ' ln:,t .·,·t·arsI of the Inst ccntn,·y
. , tiicrc was not a c00I t
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own m
Soul Itern '\ .' ommg w 1cre :\lorcrnn Griffith
0f I
to scrvc 'l'lrl 1• 11io11 l'acitic Co~I CompunyS, o_ne_ t Ike finest officinls CYcr
.
' "ns not ·no11·n und liked A
native Welshman :\Ir G 11.-ffilh
,
s cnme to
A
.· •
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met ica m the lnte seventies, cmbucd with
~he snmc rcso!utc spi1·it thnt cl1111·11cterizcd
so mun,.
· of. l11s count1·,·1
. 11"n
" • He s1wn t sc1·crn I yrars Ill Pennsylrnnin, Inter living in
o~knloosn, lawn, nnd still later, in Coal
Crct•k, Colorado, nlwuys drifting further
wcstwnrd. In 18i9 he arrived in Rock
?prings, /pplying fo1: u job underground
111 old No. Three i\[me. Only two \'cnrs
later, armed with I\ well-enrn~d stnt; certifi cate ns n i\linc Foreman, he took over the
mnnngcment of No. Three i\lin&lt;!, und in
1882 he wns mnde General Forcmnn of all
mines. No one wns more conversnnt with
the mining opcrntions of The Union Pacific
i\lonc ,~ GmFFITHS
Con! Company nnd with the gencrnl geological structures of the different mining fields
tl!nn_was :\Jorga11 Griffiths. His abundant energy w11s continually pushing
111111 mto new d11u1ncls, nnd he seemed to have n corner on nil the time in
till' ll'ot:I~, n~Ycr lwing too hurried or too pressed to take on nnothe1: .1oh.
I? addition to his work as Genernl Underground Forenuw, Mr. Gnffi~hs
d_td 111uc·h of the µ,•climinary prospecting work nt Cumbcrl~nd, ~pnng
\ ullcy, S11pl'rior, an&lt;l R cliuncc. H e had a smnll laborntory m winch he
made proxinmtc nnal yscs of nil the different cotds in the scvcrnl fields,
nnd no mining pl'ojcct of major importance was undertnkcn without c~nsulting .'.\Io1·gnn Griffiths. When the l:nitcd ~line Workers of ~men':,'.1
1
&lt;&gt;l'gnnizc&lt;l the 111inc workers of The Union Pncific Conl Compnny ui 19~ •
nmch of the J&gt;l'climinury work of ncgotintion was c•11rriecl on by Mr. Griffiths. P1;or to his n.n ·i,:nl in R ock Springs, he had been II mcntbl'r_of !ltl·
~nights of L abor. In nil his contacts with the l"nion after it:1 orgnmzatton
m " ' yarning, his decisions were just and rensonnble.
.
.
, 1 G 1·mtl . 11·n • offered the job of
is (' :; I Comp11n1·. hut 1ic
As·· S
t orne ·years pr10r to }11s death ' "• •r. p1· 'ti,
S IS nnt General l\lanager of The l nion
net ~. on
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wus by this time too deeply nttnchcd to Rock Sprmgs to I\ t:1h to mo, c t

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HrsTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

OFFICIALS, PAST ANO PRESENT

,w JJosition rcquil'cd,. und he d.cclinctl. H e had &lt;rivt'n l· .
Oniulin, o.s ti ic nc
. J'f , t I • . , ·k . I •
b
llJn'ti t ·t'nt thl'ough a.II l11s I c, o 11:s ,, 01 ,tnc its demands , d
~clf w1 • um :s I '
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. 1909 ti1c s·t,1111·n bctran
to tc .. ar• icu ar .V ex mus mg . hud b""
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work in handling mine fi_rcs and chrectmg rcc_~v~ry pro:ccdmgs_ followin.
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ticld in wluch he was an autho1 it). H e died at his hon _g
e:,..-p1oston:s, 11
"l . G ··lfit'· .
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H0 k S :111gs on March 9, 1911. l'v J. II us ,1-a :s 1uan1c d m l 885 l 0
.c Api D n,,·s ,ind twelve children were born of this uniou.• six
• of ,i·l1ou1
E 1um nn ,. 1. , ·
no"· survive, Lewis, Bill, Evnn,. :\lo~·g_nn , ~mJyn? und :;\[rs. VV ..J. Carr.
No one wns more widely known 111 mm111g circles 111 the Stlltc o f \V.)' oiuin
nnd 110 on&lt;' wn~ mort' highly respecteci among the employ es than i\forga~
Griffiths.
Th&lt;' roster of the- Unjon Pncific Coal Compa11.y ' ~ 1." ngi1wers is u ]011 ,.
one, C'Xtending m1tny years bttckward, and including munJ nnnics, but solli~
niunl's there nrc tlrnt stnn&lt;l out from the r est, the na rncs o f uwn who nmdcrcd partit•ular service to the company and
the sb\tt•. :\Ir. Frnnk A. Manley came to the
propcrtv as :t young mini11g engmet1 r m
the eigl1tics1 later appointed Chirf Enginl'cr, nlso liolding the t.itle of Superintendent of all t'Onstruction work. In 1911 he
was appointed .Assistant Geneml :;\fonagcr,
~
and, on the rcsignntion of i\h. D. 0. Clark,
he wns prnmotecl to the position of Yice
President ant.I GC'nt'rnl i\fo1111gcr, serving in
this capacity until 1919, when he resigned
to 1tccept the Vice Pl'esidcncy of the O'Gurn
Coal Compnny, operating i~ southern Illinois. i\h-. ;\fonlcy died on August :2, rn:37.
at P&lt;ltb;yi]k·, P cnnsylvanja, while l'lllplo\'1.'J
b.,: the Hcnding Coal un&lt;l Iron C'omp,;ny.
\
His s1icc·cssor as Supcrintrntlcnt of Constrnction for 1'hc Pnio.n Pacific Coal Colllpnny, l\lr. E. Ilarton H ack, took office soon
after thC' tum of tllc "ciitiii·,·
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FRANK A. MANLEY
~
, nn d t lcs10"ncc
0
~nnny ~ tbc company's tipples and min~ buildin&lt;rs 1,nrticularl\' the buildmg .nt •~o• T,·10 ";\{'111e, Hmrnn. H e also. rcdcsi&lt;Tnccl
e, '
i\o. Ouc Tipple
at Hock
S
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·t Mr: W_. J. Hnllett was appointed Chief EnO"inccr on Januarv 1, 1911,
In er rrs1gnm.,. t 0
t c 1·
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&lt;&gt;. move o u 1fornia. 1'Ir. Halldt is now employed by t ll'
Roc k•y :'llountnm Fuel C
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, . ,omp,my, Wit 1 1endquttrters m Denver, .o 01 nc o.
. k ci Clucf Bngmccr was 1\Ir. Willis T. Ryan whose most important
11
or • was. the &lt;lcs ·"
• ttnc ] I&gt;tu·1drng
• . of• the b01Icr
:
'room at No. 1••our 1\
"-,1·lllC,
•.,nmg
H annu, m
1918
·mcl
ti
d
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d
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1b
of the s tu.A' 1·esidences an t 1e cu
Iiousc •m W1n·&lt;lell' &lt;C . ie R cs1.Q'11111g
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the .P ·t·
. oui t, ock SpnnO"s.
Mr. J nmes L. L1bb:y, who ie
O
of A~s
· •1s t an t Ch'1c f E ngineer
• d
mnnvOSJ
ol' tiion C
for o. number of years, d es1gne
•
IC 01111&gt;·mv's b ·1c1·
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t he Old']''
, D&lt;. ~
ui mgs, me udmg the p1·csent office U1 1ng and
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Golden, Col orncl~&gt;, in M-ining Engineering, he developed into a hiah-rankiiig architect. His death ctimc on July 80, 1937, after a ]il1gering illness.
A curious _affinity cxists _bchn:cn c~rtain of tl1c offices of the coal company, n simifant? tbu t permits an ~&gt;ffic1al wlio is efficient in one position to
be trnnsfcrred without loss of efficiency to any number of others. Indeed
mnny of the compiw y ' s highest officials have reached their pl'esent positions
by 11 10110· series of promotions through e,·ery
t~·pc of~rnrk r,rn1t&lt;'ctcd with the coal com1;nny. Such men mu kc thl•ir \l'(ty upward in
the rnnk:; of t lw company employes with
quick, intelligent , crsittili ty, moving from
one office l o nnotlw r us though each new
post was nwrdy 1111othe1· hurdle to be cleared. Sornc of them lit-gan, like Morgan Griffiths nncl Vrnn k ,\ . Manley, as engint'ers.
Others :tarted a~ miner . .A few have C'vcn
entered upon tht'ir (•1Hecr " -ith the company
1ls trnpper lJOy:;. W hakvcr the spurk within
them that dis ting uished them from their frlJow workers, whd hcr it be rcsour&lt;·efulness,
initiative, or slicer tlctf.!nninntion, these men
hn\'c hatl one quality in common-an awareness, not only of thci1· scpur11te jobs as such,
but of the c-ntirc business of coal mining as
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n unified whole. It is this consciousness of
AMES • IBBY
nil of the Yust activities of the indt1stry that makes them able to fit int.o 11
number of the imJustry's corners.
Of ull the positions that various officials have occupied, either
through trnm,fcr or promotion, perhaps th~ single P.ost that has bee_n
the most frequent stepping stone towards !ugh rank m t he company 15
the otfiC'c of Mine Foreman, nn office which has been held by such men
ns l\Ir. Dnvid G. 'l'homns, Mr. Michael Qucnly, and many others. A few
of the foremen, both pust and present, t1re herewith introduced:
Mr. John S . Davis, of .Bevier, Missouri, served at one tirn&lt;' as Mine
Foreman at Rock Springs, Jater becoming Superintendent of the Central
Coal and Coke Company's mines at Sweetwater, now known as. Quealy,
Wyoming. Mr. Zoro Meredith was Mine Fore~an ~t R_ock Sp1:u~g~ No.
Eight Mine and was killed while supervising tunbermg ln the \')CJUlt! of
the No. Ei~ht shaft bottom. Mr. D. M. Elias, Foreman of ~o. Eight
l\Iinc for a time' was like :Mr. Davis, a native of Bevier, l\IissouT1. ''.Dave,"
llS he was famil\n.rl; known, was a genial a_nd kindly gentle~1an, h~ed by
all of the emp1oyes. He was later made Assistant Gcne,r nl Mme Fo~eman,
with headquarters at Rock Springs, to later become ~ta~e Co~! :Mine Inspector which office he held until 1908, when he lost lus life ~vlule enga~ed
11 ,r·
•m recovery
'
· Hanna No. One i,ime
oecmTmgwork 1n
a ft.c1· tl1e explosion
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�HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MlNES

OFFICIALS, P AST ANO PRESENT

.d G 'Tliomas whose name and work, both a s 11 J)oitt a d
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u us
1\Ir D ttvl
, . ·1 . , ·111C!.X~ricnbly bound up m ic lls o ry o 'I he U nio11 lJ
an officw lll c liO
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t b
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n. . Coal' Com Jany that this recor wou c no. e comp etc had he not
1
cific d b
e tioned in it, was employed a s 1fow Foreman a t No T!1 .
a1rea )' eeu 111 11
d
St
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a t e nspcctor of C
. • ·R 1. Spi·ings Jfc ,1 ]so serve a term ns
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1, 1mes or n 3
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. ··ng· During the d.1tierent p er10 s t lilt J' T. 'I hon1as was ,.
R oc·k Sp11 ~.
') ·n C 1 C
,-in, d a · nn officio.I of The Umon l aci c ou 0mp1wy, he studied law
]
p O) C s
d l"&gt;
t.
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wn; ndmitted to the bar, und was ma e rosecu 111g tto rncy of Sweet•water Comity and of Ui11tu C?unty 011 ;epuratc occ,~siuns. As a poet,
)Ir. 'l'bornM let the flavor of 111s warm ,~ ;lsh hu_mo r s1 ft through all his
writings. His poems were on fat!1iliur subJects, like the fe~ I of ~lump nir
in the mines the trnn-edy
of u n1111e e.x plos1on, nnd the long111 rr o f some of
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the old country
mjners for their home in L ancns I11rc
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forn1cr publish~r_of the Wyomi_ng State Tribu~c, once sni&lt;l of Mr. Thoma~'.
"His pot&gt;trJ rermuds me of fruit cnke or old wme - n.s 11 poet, !te imp rovt's
with age." A number of the poems of i\lr. Thomas hn Ye bc(!II o-athercd
together in the volurue called "Overland and l ndcTground.' ' a n&lt;l largely
clue to the merits of this volume, 1\Ir. Thomas was chos~•n as P uet L uur~nte of the Old Timers' Association.

.r·ne Foreman for a number
of years in No. Seven Mine, Rock Sprmgs.
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Mr. John l\Iax-1~·ell, sw cc deceased, came to Rock Springs from Carbon
as Assistnnt :M ine Foreman a nd was later made Mine Foreman at this
mine. Another fornicr head of No. Seven Mine is Mr. John L Dyke
stUlle
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•
s,
who also served a s ss1sto.nt upe1:111tendeut at Superior at one time.
Mr. Dykes c11mc to So~thern Wyom1~g from Nebraska in the very early
ditys. Mr. J ohn D u n_m1re, now a res1dent of Colorado, also served for
•cnrs in No. Seven .Mme as a Foreman. The present Mine Foreman in No.
}our Mine is 'j\,f.r. 'l'ho_mus ,Overy, ,~ho has acted in this capacity in No.
Fotu· and To . l.!:1g ht ::\fmes for a period of about twenty years.
Mr. T. Y. D avis wa::; one of the early Mine Foremen in No. Thfoc
;\line, Rock Sp r ings On leaving the employ of the coal company, he
scned as S up1•rintcudcnt of the ,i\7yoming General Hospital, later moving
to Colorad o, ,1 hen· lie lived with his son, Dr. Thomas D avis, until his
death. ~fr. 'l'homa,, 13rn11naman served at one time as Outside Foreman
nt Rock Spring·, lh d id 1\lr. Elmer Moffat, and Mr. Thomas A. James,
now Presid ent of llw Superior Lumber Company of Rock Springs. Since
le1lYing t he crnp1oy of t he co,tl company, Mr. James l1as been very successful in the contracting and building business. Another Outside Foreman
at Rock p1·ing~ wus Mr. C. H. Durham, who met his death in n.n antomol.&gt;ile ncci&lt;lcnt some _rcurs ago. Mr. George A. Murphy also discharged
tl1e duties o f I&lt;'orcnuu1; together with those of chief clerk at Rock Springs.
Later :i \lr. ~1urphy became Superintendent of the Spring Canyon Mine
ut Spring Ca nyon, U tnh, passing away a few yea.rs ago.
~Ir. Robc1·t ~Iuir, now r etired and livu1g in Long Beucl1, California,
wns General ~luster M cclwnic of all TJ1e Union Pacific Coal Company's
properties for many years, a position that carried with _it heavy ;·esponsibilitics. A splendid example of n self-ma~e m_an, lv~r. Muir was a constant
student of t eclnucal literature, and, until ]us retirement, he knew more
about the coal company's mechanical actfrities than did any oth~r official of the company. No mechanical work was ever undertaken without
~fr. Muir's advice, und this included the design and construction of the steam plants
and the large steam hoisting engines in the
sc\·l!ral di);trict s where operations were carried on. Bob se1·,·cd as President of The
l:nion Pacific Coal Company's Old Timers'
Associo.tion in 1929. Mr. Arthur T . Henkell
succeeded l\fr. Muir as General l\foster Mechanic, and he, too, wns n capable nod conscientious officinl. It was he who carried fo1·ward the additions to the Rock Springs
powe1· plant in 1936. Hllving spent some
~ime at the University of W)'oming, sh1~ymg mcchunical engineering, and hnvmg
served as Muster Mechanic nt Hnnna, CumRoaEnTMum
berland, and Superior, p1·ior to-his appoint-

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. Another Mi11e Forem~n, l\fr. ?· G. ,Tones,. cumc to R ock Springs
wlule yet u young man, se1·vmg as :M me Fo1·cn1at1 111 N o. One .!\l ine. On tlw
closing of this mine he was appointed Mine Foreman in Xo. Ei ,rht l\fo1e
and later !n ~o. Four ~~ine. To ~h. Jones goes the c rc&lt;lit of hi~·mg beet;
Foreman m ~o. One 1\lrnc when 1t was the Iara-est pro&lt;lu cin rr UJine in the
Rock Sp~·in~s district. A former assistunt or°ltis in old N~. One l\linc,
1\fr. :B~n.1am111 Ledb~tter, died severa.l years ~igo. nfr. ,Toho Park was
also i\lme Foremau m No. One Mine in the early nineties, r esigning to
be~omc County Tnusurcr of Sweetwater County. entil his death lie
°'' ncd and ?JJernted the Park Hotel in Rock Sprincrs. A third l&lt;'orcmun in
No. One ~lmc nt Rock Springs was )Ir. John M. Paterson who came to
i~e. town j~. its early days from Iowa. After lcavina the s'crvicc of The
m?n Pacifi~ Conl Company, he acted for a numbe~ of vcnrs in the cnpa~ity of Mine Foren~an at the Lion Coal Corporation'; mine at Illairto" n, and thcte mot his death from a faU of rock.
lutei• t o becomc a prosperous ranc1ier m
· C.arb011 Ci\lr. :Uichucl Queal"
J •
_. o~mty, wns one of_the curly i\line Foremen in No. Five Mine nt Rock
spungs.
Ur Ben Le\\T I
d
, ·
f
vcars 101
. ·k: . , . s u so sen·e as .tlmc Foreman for a number o
•
·• '
1
· still
· employed as
As•1'.,t•tiit
, 1mo
. ° lll
F lvi mes No
• s.· E.
tg}l t an d T en, and 1s
• ~ u •
~t me
orema11 • ,r E. I
·
• d ·
No Eicrl1t 1\I.
' 1ll no. ig 1t Mme. Other men who worke Jl1
• o • me, were 1\Ir Rul ]1 ll t
f
is employed 111
• ~ 0 E'
• _P
ux on, a ormer l\,line Foreman, wI10
who loi· •
•
• • tght ns a section foreman, and l\'.h ·. Georae Fitchett,
manv Years hefor,
I•
i::,
d
as Mine Fol·~i;au there. e mac imery wus installed iu No. Eight, sen•e
l\fr. 'l'homa~ Fost .1. I t S
.
.
and no1r t'lnplo\· d • ~ ' ~ er upermtendent at R eliance and '\Vmton,
s
"C' as
ut ide Foreman ut the Rock Springs mines, was

185

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186

O FFICIAI.S.

HisTonY OF UN ION PACIFIC Co \L :\ li -.Es

General 1Iastc1· 1'1cchanic, he wn.s ll't•II fi tted lo fill the po t b .
. .
•
.
11· . I l I . . . . • l
,. y \' 11·.UC of trainmrr
and ex11cncncc.k clll'I t e1.1 I ou
O
I .u11
. u on ,J anunry
.
• •)- 7 , 1n,
.,,17
l
, . Jnmes Y. :\Int·doruild wor "(' as a mat' 111111, t undel' ~1 r. 1\lui,· 1 f •
•'1l • '
•
n
kS •
I
JC O l'C
wus mndc ShoiJ Foreman nt n oc • pnng:-, 1111c "11:. lntt•1· mac!(• 'l s.
lie •
.
'' 1111
n lc1·.
:\fed111nir
at Rork ~pnngs
nnc1lle1·mnce. 0 n .,'I ,·. II. en k·c ll' s ~entli. :\Ir.
donnld suc-crcdcd hnn as Gcncrnl 1'lnstc1· ?\kd11t111c. lfo d ied nflcr a bri~f
illm•ss 011 .April 2(i, 1938.
The post of dcclrit·i1111 is un offi~c of n•cent t·n•a tion 1.·ornpan~d lo
~omc of the ,·oal t'ompuny's other. offices.
1101 c n •att•d ltri 1·1 II
R ksl l "ns
.
I
ll'
I
erect iou of till' fir~t power pant
,., oc • pnng ti\ HlHl. for lirrJ , •
"i
h l lllg
·
the town nncl for suppIy111g cu r-'
rent fur the mining uperntiom,.
Tht• fir,.t Chief 1•:lectricinn wns
:\[ r. \Yillis C'o1111or, now deccu~ed,
who ca111t· from O11111hn, nnd who
occ·upicJ that post 11t R ock
Sp1·ings 1111d II t Cu111hc1fand. i\I r.
John Blurk w11:.. nlso for n time
Chief Elt•clrieinn, rcsigniug to 1·cturn to Penn:-\'lrnnia. A third 1111111
tu hold tl1i:. ~ttice " ·ai- :\Ir. L. D.
Grny, a g raduate of the E lectrical
D e p n rt III en t of the Colorndo
School of :\[inl•~ at Gulden, C'olorudo._During his inl·umbency, substnnhal additions were made lo
the power pl1111t. \\"lll'n i\fr . Grny
moved to Oklahoma nt the becri,;ning of thr \\'orlil War, :\Ir. U~\'d
L. Betcher MtecerdL'tl him. ::\Ir. b .
C. 1'kKcelmn. who sc\'\'cd in l he
Elecb·ic Dcp11r t111ent fo1· a n11mbc1·
of ~-curs, took over the po,;ition of
Cluef Bleetririun in .:\fay of 1918,
ARTlll' R T. H EXKELL
holdmg same until I • . . .•
•
tis tes1gnnhon on DL•cembcr ;n, l !J:36. H L
• also SL'n·ed
as Gene. I ' [
Ill ,, nnn°er of the Soutl1 • • \\'
•
v1
•
•
the Southe \\' i:, •
ein
YOllllllg ~ cctnc Compnn\' now
I'll
vo111111rr l'tilitics Co
• ]
I
••
hu,·ing 11c,·ei· nttcndcl'colic , • . 111Pll 111• ,n rgc y n st'! f-eclucn tcd man,
one of the hcst i 1f . I lgc o_1 u techn_1cnl school, )fr. ) kKcchan wn:..
1
im·nluublc in the ~t1me~ e cctncnl 111cn 111 the west. H is exper ience wns
of .the l'lect 11.• ca1 opcrnt·ions o f t I1e c-oal compnny, p11rtic-ulnrJyexinem,1ons
t i , . Id"
lion of electrical • ,J . tc •l&lt; ibons to the 11owcr plant, an&lt;l t he in:-;tnlln11inc 11ne1•y undergrot 1 ' I
.
1~ I
•
• S
•
me • •' 1-. '[
1, r \ et' tan now ltn .'s 111 ~ 1111
D1ego, California.
men t llS

lu Hti: pa~t the coal e0 111 1111
nnd tltl• cli·rical 'lb'l't
f
P Y has depended hcavih- on the inten•rit Y
• 1 1 Y o t 1ose
1
•
•
• " ,•
gt'IIC'l'lll offices. One of th 1 •. men ~- 10 wo1·k m the mine offic1• n11d t n•
t
came tu the Union p . e curlteS clue£ c1erks was i ir. l V. K . T,ce, who
11 &lt;• 16c Pl"OJlcrtics
• t &lt;.'ngngcd
• as· n youngp1un, and was firs

p \ST \ND PRESENT

187

,·oSllecting work at Ilaldwin, Colorndo. He nlso Sf&gt;ent . .cl
.
0 l
F
• com,1 ('l''lblc t"
lJllY, \\'_yo1111ng. u~ u s1 c 'orcma11 and material cl ·kb f ."
•_me
nt A .
, T
.b
1 1889
ct c o1 e commg
t Rock Spnngs on ,.... ovc111 er '
, as material clc ·k H
ol1icf clerk to the Gl'llcral uperintmdcnt in 1890 and w~s a.p e _wtasd1Pnadc
c
·ti I d
t
. ~,
,
pom e urchnsing Agcnt: w'. I tea quur crs_111 C 1eyenne, in September 1906 :\ ,_
•,g to H.ork Spnngs 111, l 1 urchns111g Agent
'
· ' lo,
II
•
d
•
ti
in Hll 9, Ill' co11t 111ue 111. int cupncity un·til hi$ rctirc11w11t. 1-k d wcl 011 ) larch 20,
• I [
19:35, nl hi, honw in Hock prings.
i"
Amon~ ol her, who "orkccl nl \'nrious
times in tll&lt;' lllinc olti&lt;-L'"' nnd ge11cn.l offices
were: Col. C'. E. C'hri"&gt;tmus, Inter 1111 nttorneY nt K1•m111c rcr. \\'yoming; :\Ir. C. P.
w·n~:.llllg, a natl\. of Xcw York, well
known to all tlt1 Cl i111",C c111ployes, who
rhnngL•d hi-. 11nm1 11 .. \\'ah Soong;" ~Ir.
George lh •;, 1 k, wlin In tl'r li,·ed in N u1npn,
w. K. LEE
Idaho; ) Ir. " . H. ('onk later mint' ,·!erk for
The Colon) l oal '11111pany :il Di1ws. \Vyoming: ) Ir. H a n e) Ua,·i~; :\I r. Cnrlcton Carter, now mine clerk at Rock
Spring:-: :\[ i~~ H l'111\ E lia~. now 111nnicd nnd Jiving in Lnrnmie, Wyoming;
.\[rs. )foud Emery:)[ r ..Tohn ll. H endricks, who wns chief clerk in Cheyenne, 11ml ,, ho 110" Ii, t•,.. in l ,11,11clena, California; Mrs. A. M. Ontsen, who
,.turtl'd in lhi: ~ton• nl Hdinncc ns bookkeeper and cnshier and i~ now
employed a, '&gt;l'1tior clerl in the Yice President's office; nnd Miss ~•~na
flnircL dnu.,h te1· o f u Hod, Sprin,,.s miner, who obtained her first pos1tton
in the Sto~l' D cpn dmL'II t nt Roel Springs nnd is now serving ns chic£
&lt;·lerk to thl' G&lt;.' ncrnl ) [nnngcr. l\Ir. F. P. Briscoe, now se~·ving 1~s Auditor
of )liscdlancous .Ac-counts in the Gcnernl Offices of the r1ul rond 111 Omnhn,
was Auditor for several yen rs.
l\Ir. A. H. D onne served as Assistant
T,·ensurer for mnny yenrs nnd wns retired
in 193:3, when he moved to Massachusetts.
H e cumc to the company in the early days
s 1rn engineer and wns Inter cmplo!cd ns
11
Assistant Genernl Snles l\fonugcr , w1th supen'lsion over all commercial con! s_n~es.
L ater still he was trnnsfel'l'ed to the pos1t~o11
of Assistnnt Trcusurct· in Cheyenne, m~vmg
thence to R ock Springs. )Ir. ) ~. 1L. 'I rcut
served the company for yen~·s ns Supc~·mtendcnt of Stores, until his retirement, his headquarters shifting from Omrihn to Cherenn_e,
,, findin,,.
11 pcmmncnt location m
/\II(1 fi llll11
M
•
d l
Hock Sp,:ings. )fr. 'l'rcnt d_1cd sud en y _on
E. B. TREAT
' f
I '&gt;1 I0'&gt;.1 ltnving retired from nct.1ve
., l\l'C l - '
· · ·
J
s 'f C., ' wus Gencrnl Sa It!s Agen t
sciqcc t ll'ce years earlier. l\fr. ,v. • 1' c nn&lt;'

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OFFI CI ALS, P AST AND Pnt:sf:NT

188

.. l9ll to Dcccmbcl', 1915, nnd from thnt tinie until AJl ..
from J nnunn , • ,
f
Cl.
Ill' . I
111,
1'fr.
J~lm
Sterling, who c~mcp ro_,~ Cllcrio,
m ots, 1_cld t he same
1917
Position. In Junc.1917, The Umon ~C l! C Okfl omdpn n_y relhrcd its R oek
. d ction from the commcrc1u mar ·ct, to cvotc t 1csc resou rc,
S .pt~ uof tlic rnilroad , nnd in April, .19:20, G
t he Hanna co1tl was als~so
topttlmgs
1e sen'1rc
withdrawn for the :;11 me purpo:;e, nnd the office of J'Cncnd Sulcs Agent wn .
abolished.
. I
m·
. Tl l. .
The fi rst mnn to hold the lug 1est o cc m
1e . mon Pncifi c Con
1
Company. that of President, wns ~fr. Chnrl~:; Franc1i; A~am~, who wns
elcctl&gt;d in September, 1890, by the boa rd of directors. wr~ 111g 111 thnt position for a 11111nbcr of yen rs. H e wns followed by )Ir. S . I I. H. C ln rk,
;\Ir. H orncc G. Burt, :\Ir. Julius K ruttschnitt, :\Ir. A. 1.. ::\Iohk•r, :\f r.
E. E. C'nlriu, i\Ir. J. D. Farrell, l\Ir. C. R. Grny, M r. Edward S irlni•v
Brooks, nnd the present incumbent, :\Ir. Eugene '.\kAuliffc . .\I.-. Cnh•i~
wns nn outstnuding official, having been cmplo.wcl in thl• ('arly dnys as n
clerk at Grnss Creek and as a tclegrnph operntor nt C'arhun, W_,•oming,
i\Ir. Cnh-in wns already fnmiliar with the mining opc1·11 tion, of I he Con I
Company before the beginning of the series of promo I ion,- t hn t nch ·,rnrcd
him to the Prei;idcnt's pince for two terms. tcp by s t l'p. he prC10-re ·scd.
his nu-ious po~itions of responsibility requiring It frequen t ~·hang~ of address. From P oc-ntello to Snit L ake City, to San Franci:-co a nd to Omnhn.
he repeatedly rnm·cd ncrnss the country in the sc n ·ice of the cc:mp 1my,
He died in T.,os .Angeles, on )Inrch 17, 1938.
•

~rr. Edward Sidney Brooks. another rcmnrkabll· P rl',-idl•n t. "as born
on Wnshington's bil'thdn,v, 1858, nt F ort Smith, Arknn:-n~, tlac ,-0 11 of
Colonel Edwnrd Jn!ncs,Brooh,_of thl' enitcd Stutc:. Army. Ifo, first job
was thnt of locomotn·c fireman with Ute D rn,·cr nnd South Park R nilrond. From 1880 to
188.J, he opcrntcd for this road ns 11 prospcdor for anthracite con! in Gunnison
Count_Y, Col~rn~o. Again he changed his occupation, tins tune finding emplo,•ment under the tr~ion ~ acific Railroad Co~! Department nt 1b; mtncs nt Eric nnd Louisville
Colo1:ndo, nnd then in rapid successio~
working as a mine clerk itt Baldwin, Colol'lldo, ns n snlcsman of Hock Springs nnd
Carbon . ~onl from the i\fissouri RiYcr tC1
the ~ nc1fic coast, ns a relief mine clerk ns
'.1 ::H111r S11perinh-nclr11t, as n tninc inspector,
,111cl_ ni. n roal prospect inspector. Aft .
J)c1·1()(l spent wo1·king fo1·
ti
Ct n
:\I
nno tcr compnnv
r. B rooh returnl'd to The t· .
p: '
r1fir (' I ('
lllon .1011
onipnny to rngaire in tl C'
d111st• of coal 11111~1 · .
l ti-,
l purA cnt un
s •In&lt; 0 nd as Fuel
l _g_ J&gt; ~ . Gl'llerul Storekcl'pcr of the
n1011 ac1fic, Denver &amp; Gulf R ·1
d
n1 ron , n
E. E. CALVTN
A.

189

J-llsroin' OF UNION PACIFIC Co,,L MtNES
l(l .Jc Superintendent nt Hanna in November, 1894,
n
k h I
H c• wu nt·l
n
line.
for n •ycnr's
leave he too·. w en 1c
tee
·\'S
·neeI llll I 1907
•
, except
•
.
~- re he rcnint
_.
the Klondike gold rush. His yenr's excurs1011 to the
1 11
~ 0\ to Alusku cl ut ing pl•tccd in charge of the iicxican nnthrncitc holdings
\\l'
cl d 1ll' Wll , •
I. I
.. I
c • 11 ·1: ·ompnny at B urmncns, from w 11c 1 position 1e
{111• north enthcrn
nc111c &lt;:
• . •
d t 'l'ltc 1'nion Pal·1fi c Coal
Of the Sou
t rncd O J uly 10, 1911, wns mad c
•
11 gnin re u
" a ti OIi
,
•
t
Con1pnn.,,s
-'111 tcndcn l o f t he mine ll
. I upc1
t· . .,
. 11 10 11 &lt;J t)C'l'II tt·d ns it 111011 1 aGc11c1 8
ns111 "
'
11 t I.HS
'fono,
·c1· .t: Ile• t·onl inul'd to hoc
·n
·ubst
till\.
1 &lt;)·&gt;() 11 lll'n hewn:- r I cc t cd
l't t' s
~
t'! Apr• 11 • • - •
post un l ·c1 t ·ind G 1•111 ntl ~Jnnngcr of
••
Prc&gt;-t en •
L
\ t('e C :
P 1u·iffr Coid Company.
css
The n •:.1::.. ]11l1•r. on ,lanua ry 5, 1921, l~c
thnn • •le , rc-.t&lt;
• 1l n 1. I 1, was• to hold this
1
1
wns
111. &lt;
•
ffi onlY 1111111 \ I 1\1.t·I i 1 • 192'3 ' whrn. •he
o re
• J I I
:\f1- Fugcne )IcAultflc,
uccccnl'f 1 \ • • •
•
1
11·,1s "
• 1r 'ou ri \I I' B rook:- rcmtllllC(l
of St. L ouis. • ,,..., . •
•
· t · of Vice
:11 the eo111pa11~ in llt1.: l'11pnc1 )
;:.e:idcnt until hi, clt•alh tin :\ l n r th 17, 192.Ji.

,v

, • l " t 11 ff 0 f The Union
The 1,rcwnl ofli(·111
.· ,t ,. o f ·Eugcnc
,
·n
ii
('01111,an"
r m1,1s
1 llC-1 C &lt; 1
G• 0 · C B
•
~l&lt;-r\uliffc, Prc:.i~lc11l. On inhn _: f : _11-i. A:
EDWARDS. BROOKS
Pr,·dc Yiec l-,1·c,1den t or 0 pet ll IO ' G
• '
•I
1 , , 13 rq •lcss en\ . t t
' •
• • H C. Livingston, . ssts 11 ~
Tolnncl \"ice P re:.tl l' III : • ·' • 1. •
'
C v
•
n Cl11cf EnginceJ ' •
• •
D 'r F ddts
crnl :Mnnngl'r ; • i;,. ' ' an '
G
. I Chief Elcctnc1nn; · · u_ .'
Chief E1wi11cer: G. I.. St_c,·cnson, I ; n_ellt nS fcty Engineer; 1Ianucl Gnllos,
"
'I
•
A gen t ·• Frank
Gcncrnl :'\fn~tcr
•' N' I111111c'• H • R • \IllH , nt . Purchnsmrr
.
, •
.• F A
un c1,
o F
t Ass1st-f
r\ssistnnt Safety I •,ng111cc1 , • II.. . Auditor· J ohn D. •os er,
Tn nm e, . . . E ' R . J cfferis, Mnnttgcr o
nnt Treasu1c1 'n. 1·
General l\Iannger,
· K E
ar tng,
d
Stores, • • .
-Ctilitics Comptuiy nn
Southern ,~ryon;tng. Compnny; Morgnn F .
Union P nctlic ,~ _nte1 cnt R ock Springs
nd '
Cl ·er Clerk
R ober ts ' Supcnntc
J cs R Dcwnr, 11
P ower Pinnt; ~ro . • d E. T. n ,.ldridgc,
to the vice president' ~n .
• f Clerk to the uud1tot.
Cl\IC
.
'ff the present Prc:;1Eugcnc i\Ic_Aultp e,. fie Coal Com pan J'
h r nion act
l
dent o f T c
k bl buckrrround for t 1c
has hnd n rcmnr n e t· goclutics nttnchcd
f ti c cxnc 111
•
performnn~c.o t o;·n nt l\foidstont! B,nrto his po,;ihon. ~ t1 the son of n British
racks, }Cent,
E11g
ffinn ' ·I o served through
•
• 0 CCI' \I l
.
Armv Engmce1.
. 1857 and later tn
the indian muttny tn
,
H. A. TOLAND

c·,

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HlsToRY OF UNION P ,c1F1c Co ,1. l\liNEs

192

0FFICI \LS, P AST Mm PRESENT

Many honors hnvc come to :\fr. 1'\lcAuliffe in mining c·. ·I
•
• d t I1c "Sen t 111c
' Ii&gt; o f Safety"
~
II C Ci, F
times his mines
hove reccn·c
stntuett,
• our
for the most outs tnnding snfcty wo1·k shown i11 al.I bitu111inous ~o~rn1·_dcd
of the 1:nitcd States. H e hns sen ·t•d 011 an ad\'1:-.ory comm·i tt , mines
• es, nn&lt;I 111
• pn:..t yl'ars lie
• "ave ,. Icc bl
to tile
Fnitcd States Burcu.u of :;\[m
•
S
C'
I
"'
•
•
•
n
u
un
·
sistnncc to the Fmted tntes oa ""on11111:.s1011, 1n collnbornt 1•0
. e ns•
.
ll Wtt 1I ti
Chnirmnn, :\Jr. J ohn H nys Hammond, the not ed 111111i,11r enrrinc .
tc
• n mcmbc1· o r 'I~Ill' ; \ nicncan
•
'.,I'tnrn
. " Cnn,rrc:-,&lt;;
h
h
CJ' l now
deceased. H e 1s
•
•
• ancI 'I
• ) },' nrrrnl•t•
b •
• • , nni
Amcncnn
Inl,htutc
o f 'I'
., mmg
., c t ,, II urgr&lt;·a
i·s"' i,i
. • the
••
'd
cl
I:)
'
I 111('1l 1le
hns scn·cd us \ 1cc Pn•·1 cnt an
11·cdo1·, 1111d Ire lta-, nlso l,Cr . I
•
•
f •t
.
.
• , Ct on
many importnnt co111n11ttccs o I ic:.e organiznl,nn-,, I n acknowled
: mnrn- contl'i·1mt1on.~
•
t o ti 1c con I 111
• du:..try. t Ill' l . 111n•1·,it"
.
of Ins
of 'I•· g111ent
. .
•
.
•
.
·' l-&gt;SOUrt
through iti:. School of ~l111cs nncl ~[etallul'g_r, rnnfl rn:&lt;l upon him th d ~
gl'ee (honoris cnu:-a) of Doctor of Engincc:t·ing, on )Ia_v :28, 1 92r. c c

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,
A c~ntiuuou~ contl'ibutor ~o. Th~ rnion l '11l·ific l'oal Company's
Emplo_rcs :;\fag11z111c, :\lr. :;\IcAuhffc wntes the ll'ad,n!{ arlicle each montl
1
and abo contributes p ertinent editorial, umlt-r ti~· hcadin" of " Run 0
the )line." One of his most pretentious works wa:- a -.l•rie-. of:1rticlcs which
rnn in the mngnzinc o,·cr a period of :-ix month .;;. ~•nl itled '·From 1\'hcncc
C'amc the Peoples of England, Irclnncl, St'Otland and \\. nh .... :• H e hns nlso
written "The Romance and Tragedy of Coal," 1111d 11 h-drnicnl book of
-1-60 pngcs, "Railway 1''uel." D cpartincr ·omcwhat fi-um hi ~ ti. uni routine
this con!. mining cxc~utivc pu~ togeth:r and vubJi,,Jil·d . ,1 i th II pprnprint~
cxplunntions, the snhcut portions of the F our Go:-pd,... :\l atthcw, ~fork,
T.ukc nud John, under the title "iVhy :\[en Ilclic"c in God.'' 11r. :\Ic.Auliffc
hns always 1·cccin.'cl th~ loyal s upp.ort of till' t·oa l t·ompnny',, full stnff,
ns _wdl us the coopcrntton of the miners. They a clmirt hi s abi lity to make
quick and lll'C'Urnte decis ions. his SYntpnthl'tic: u11dl'r-.ta11dinrr of thcil'
probll'll1s, un&lt;l hi:, willingness to lis ten· to t1 ('\\" icll•ns. On ull of th~ actil'itiC's
of The l'nion Pacific Coal Com1,,11n:.'· his
hnnd h!1~ n~n&lt;lc 1111 indelible impression. :\Ir.
- - -=;~lcAultlic 1s also Pl'csidcnt of tlw \,as h1
tngton rniou Co11l Co111panv, the Southern
\~\?1.11ing l 'tilit ics Compllny, nnd the Union
l 11C'1fic ntcr Compnny.

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'l 'Iic ,,.ire President of the Coal Com1

1~.•ny, .~Ir. George B. Pryde, was born in
1'. 1fcsh,~·c, Scotland, c0111ing to the l;nitcd
ShtC's
m 18!)!1
I
J f
• • •
&lt;&gt;, w iere 1c ound cmplovmcnt
Ill southern Colorndo with the Coiorado
F~d &amp; Ii-on Company in its Newcastle
~lln~s. That same )'Car he mo,·ed to R ock
prmgs to work for The Pn·
p 'fi
Con! Cornpiun· .
.
. • 1011
aci c
::\I' .
~ as a mmcr m ~o. Se,·cn
Gi;onc~: 13L,\CKER
• m~, now ulnndoncd Aft
.spent in a vai·ict
•
er se,·erul years
.
to the
Y of underground work, he was ad,·anced JU 190Z

193

.. n of ~ight Forc.-m1rn in ~o. Ten :\[inc, nnd a year Inter found

P?51h~ A sistnnt 1"orcmnn nncl later Foreman in No. Eight i !inc. Ily
hunse
\ . 11inc uperintcnde11t nt Rock Springs, succeeding :\Iorgnn
10~~ \1c '~ 1 sw.hich cu.pacity he nlso supervised the early mining '.lnd con•
15
Gr• t . ' JI pcrntions at H elin nee. In September, 1912, he was mude As:.~ructt~ ~1•ml Su pcrintcndent of The lJnion P acific Coal Company, with
s15tdnn ·cti 1.~ in Cht•ve 11 nc, nnd followed this ndvnnce by becoming Gen·
Iiti•1 S
quu1 .•c itt-mlcnt of
• the Superior Con) Compnny an d Thc n'-mon
•
p ac1'ti c
11
crnl Cupe•
. LTj ,. ·ii)J&gt;ointment ns Vice President nnd General :;\fonnger
('0 n1 ompn 111 • .r1. • •
•
•
•
,- 19-&gt;
I
•
•
b at which
time
he wns given
c h nrgc o f da IIv·t I1c
I0 ok p Ill'&lt;' Ill ·'[
' l1 •
• - ,
t'
&lt;lf I lw •l't•lll ]llln v and, on January 1, 1938, he -wns ma e 1cc
o1)ern·c1 ions
. • position
. .
. de a lso sclV
. cs
t 0 , .. ntl i,1n wl11ch
he now I10Ids. 1,"'-1 r. p 1y
Prcs1• enp • •1t... t r 'tlic \Ya:-hmgton
•
T
•
C
I
C
th
S
thcrn
c, ou
1'('~11 en u
,•
. l:mon . on ompnny,
.
1is \'ice
·,
•
l
'lt'l
'
tic·,
Com1nrnv
und
Umon
Pacific
·watc1
Compan),
n yommg 1
•
• )I[ . P n de ti,,., ,.ccn the operations of this company grow fr&lt;.1111 ~0~11·
.1. ,' ·1" , m·tll 111 inc-. to the widc-sprcnd operations of todny. An 111 c1f111t1:atil,&gt;lc,,. ~ 01·k:,, .. he l'XJ)Ccts like industry from his associates, and us~tallly
n 1gn ... "
• course of his
• d ubcs
• • l ic Iins come I•n contact
w1 1 nf
t" ·1• In the
.
11111nngc;, l o gc i •
•
t
•ning circles as well ns with most o
Ill wcs crn llll .
. 1·'
. ns i't is with :\Ir.
g reat numlwr of men
•, .
an,• His s pecia concc1 n,
• . .
the person nel of I11s O\\ n _comp ·'.
. I
. cs and much of Im t1111c
::\kAulifl'c. j-. the pro111ol10n o~ :..afclty m t tc m'.~ s'afcl" progrnm He is
• I , I , iog t 1c compan, s
J
.
hns bt•cn empIovc.-cI III c c,c O1 .
f .,, . • • and 1'·' ctallurgicul Eng1•
•
I ·t tnte o iv1mmg
lVJ.
• •
n member of the A1!1cr1C'nn . .11~ • C
rcss and of scvernl other soc1ettc.s.
nccrs of The Amencn11 )J1111ng ong
'·a t f tl1c Rockv• *(ountn1n
,
He wns prcs1 en o
I .
Coal )lining ins titute for one. ycnr, 1.1:~s it~
frequently con~r!butc~ tcc~n~1:~f~f which
the different m1mng o1gn111zn
he is n member.
vcr the record of Ml'. Pr~dc
To l?nss o .
f his offici1.1l connection
with ll bncf recital o
Id be doina the
any wou
~
1
P
with the con c~n1 ,,oun ci· members of the
and t ~ •. t·g For more than
Property
t ff
..
.
111 3us ice.
oftic1n1 s n °11 · . d hns given his cm·
forty years :Mr. }!1Y c
bordinatc of• • w I11·1e sci
. ·,•111"
ns a su
f
lovers
r,
. •v clement o
P •
. 1 officer e, ct
ficinl nnd gcnei n
blc ~f a line of
he was cupn
'
}•
energy ti in t
not foil to bring um
conduct thnt could t through the years.
continuing advuncemcn e who hnd known
A few months ag~ on Jy and intimately
continuous .
G-rcorge Pr•de
·'
'd f him:
y years sn1
GEORCE B. PRYDE
for man. •
icing with the old
.
• the west, ronm1c1
mo1w
"The 111ining industry Ill
d capable clrnrnctc.rs, n ·k ':'
' strong an
D p . ,de n1111e wo1 et,
&lt;lo. vs, dcvclopc d man ) . d' 'd11al George . •) '
t
d'
g
,
1n 1v1
111
which is one outs an

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194
mine opcrnting official, and mining executive in t urn. lHan" 111 , .
J
en nt. . d
. 1
.
b t f
b.1 t
tiun m ustrta pro1mnence, tr cw are u c o so f u ll.)' sat • •
1
· ·t·1cs w1"tl1 t 11e
•
• that lit ate
•
wI10l cso111e :;ense o f ,Justice
t·
t c· · d a1·1J achv1
I1 11
vntcs our friend. Sympathetic with the many problems thatrno ~•
1\·
•
" SU!
. wor kmen an d t I1cn·
. f am1•1ics,
roum1 111s
1 .1 r. Pry d e has never t
•. 1
'ffi
I
1·
•
t
•
•
&lt;l
ll1 nee
1
awny f rom a d 1 cu t &lt;'OllC 1tion, ry1ng mstca to compose eve • ,
·
·
F
ti • 1· 'd I J 1
.) unI111,ppy ~1~uat1on. 'rom. 1c me 1v1 Utt 1c. 1as never sought mor
th11n a fmr mcastnc of industry, personal mtcn-rity
count ii ,.
.c
0
· t Iutn n11nc
· ~os t.s. I n Ill~
• re Jat~ons
•
• his
•
iges.moi
w1"ti1 I1111_1
with
cmploy
hec
out
1s CllJJ11-blc of wc 1o
,,.f11•11"
• 0• ca
• c 1•1
. of. Ins long cxpcncncc as a . worker,
.
s1tuaho11 that comes up, crnug, 1f he CITS, on the sid , O t· ti
workcr.n
c
10
. If Gcurgc B. Pryde confined his activities t o the nffai rs o f the •
• ll fl' IlOllJ'S
&lt;.:Ompamcs he serves, he would have 1m ea sier task and 1110 1•C 1C!S
1
.
1
1e
con
rary,
1e
uts
for
many
)'Cars
led
in
all
sec
l·
•
d
1
··
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• l1 ,ll a n l"C I O' •)Ol ••
o tl ·t t . . I. I
&lt;·0111mm11 y activ1bcs. An active church member, a Thirtv- t hird " is
Frcc-J\foso11, nn a relent supporter of the Bov und G' •1 S • t
D eg ree
d
·1 . .
.
J
11
con mo vement
I .. 1 l
11s 1c p nn counc1 1s 111 continuous demand. vVhcn the An , •• • •• • '
l
le~ 1c1u11znbon
movement was inaugurated to hasten forcirrn-bor
Pryde
worked
quietlvbbtit
n
e
l
mp
o_.
Y
es
inltro to
Amcrican
citizenship,
l\Ir.
·
.
no css sin cere:
nnce men w110, 1ike himsdf, were born ab~·oad that A , • • •• • con1rns both a g1·cat honoT and a deep obli:nti n P ·l • ,_n en ~nn ell i;,,cnship
men \l'ho became u fainer part of th
j ~ • c1 rnp~ be~ ontl a ny other
tifonT
. lstnUges? t.lu'ps ki?dt/ conscicntiocn~o1:nii1 ,~fi~\!tc dl~~1::! :t~l \;: ~slf?rt·m~o
ie mou ar1fic Coal Company.
,,.,
c 11s Ol}'

Mr. I. N. Bayless WU$ born in tlw
S~uthern TI!inois con! nren~ entc:1·i110- the
nnnes ns a lad of sixteen
·
· F or tl1eb next
f our
years he spent most of 1llS
• WI\k'
·mo.
t une underground
• ti1c two venra·
•
• but 111
fboII owing
IllS
• work to study
•
"
·
dhe •dro1&gt;1&gt;cd
.
usmess a numstrntion and to ndd t I : .
o 11:&gt;
geneml education H e l.
course j
· · • .
a so took a home
n mmrng ,nth the I t
t.
C'ol'l'espondence School· .
n ernn ronnl
srlrnnia
d
:; of SC'l'nnton, P enn:, .
' 1111 !l se('OlJd
•. ) f.
UlllYN·sitv of Illinois
COUI i;_e
10m t he
the ruines· ;\{,, B
• • l:pon his return to
.
' • ••
ll v1CliS rap' di •
cl
l11s two Year . 0 f. b
J } mn e up for
~
it scnce , d
•
·
' a ,·iu1emg from
Iioss dri,·er to 11' F
l 1iue Superint~ncf1c t ~-c1nun nnd thence to
of the l"nion C't11lf11 • / the Kuthh.-c-n :\line
lllinois, he sc1·,·&lt;•tl c?·. '.llll1pany' at Dowell,
Po.
c,
Ot l' J(1 it veal"
" f'
1ema11, dt111e1·i11t l ,,
•
s as ~, ine
e 1. t &lt;l
t' llt cut ·ind G
l
S
;n en cnt' followin ti: . . cncra ""upI. N. BAYLESS
" est Virgini l{
g U1, with work in
a, entucky' 1111cl otter
1 southern Illinois mines. During the
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195

World War h e joinc&lt;l the 309tl1 Enginc~1·s~ stationed at Camp Taylor
I,ouisville, K cnt u c"ky . F!·om southe~·~ Illmo1s he moved to Castle Gate:
Utiih, as G~n_cral S1wenntcndent of ,rhe _Dtal_1 Fuel Company, with genernl superv1s1on over that ~ompa11y s mmes in Utah and Colorado. On
October 15, 1929, h e had h is first contact with The Union Pacific Coal
('onipnny when he wns brought to Rock Springs as Assistant Geneml
;i.fonngcr , um! on ,Ta nuury 1 , 1938, he was advanced to his p1·csent po~ition, thnt of Gcn cnd Mannge1·.
A cnpRblc cx:C'cu t ivc with a talent for organization, Mr. Bavless
is responsible fo r 11111ch of the success in mining and safety wwk of the
Coal Compr1ny. 'l'lw snme energy and resolution that he brought to bear
when he guH! n p II stcu&lt;l)' job in the Illinois coal fields for that nebulous
und uncertai n qua lil y cnllcd un education, has served him in good stead
in his worl with lli~ U nion Pacific. Since that time he has served us
Presiden t o f t he R ock~' Mountain Coal Mining Institute, and is a member of the .\ mcTican Instit ute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and
of ot.hc-r nt\tiono I mining societies, to which he frequently contributes
papers.
Mr. C. E . S wa nn was born at Guilderland, New York, on December
31, 1873, nn d wns gruduntcd from high school at Scholarie, New York.
In 1898, on comp leting n Ci\'il Enginccrincr conr:-c a t the Colorado Agricu.ltlll'nl
C&lt;~lcgc, he was vmploycd in the engineering depart ment of The Woody Mining and
Mi11ing Company ;i.t Jan1cstown, Colorndo.
H e joined the cngineel'ing staff of The
l:nion Pacific Coal Company six: months
Inter, remaining until May, 1901, when }1e
became General Superi11tendc11t of 'Ihc
Pikes P eak Fuel Comp1rny at Colorn.do
Springi., Colorado. I n 1915 he returned
to The Union Pa.cine Coa1 Company as
mining engineer and Assistant Mioe Foreman nt the Rc1iunce Mines, and t.he following yenr he was made Assistant C~ief ~ngineer in the coal company's Engmeermg
Dcpn:rtment. Since 1920 he has served ns
Chief Engineer.
C. E. SWANN
Ml·. H1irr)' C. Livingston was born
May 18, 1900, in Denver, Co1oro.do, where.
•
• • f.
he attended the Denver public grade and high schools. Giaduo.ttng ~om0
the Colorado School of Mines in 1922, he wus employed b~ t~ic Coj°~ uf
State Highway 'D epart.ment o.nd the Moffo.t
o lo
· P Tunnel
•fie CoalCorom1ss1on
Company emp
oycodU
T]
• t d
ru&lt;lo for several years before 1e mon /let
him in 1927 as drnftsr:ian and gcnero.l engineer. In 1937 h~ Wtls ~~pom e
· t t Cl· f E ·
tl, e posi"tion he now holds. l\ir . Livingston,
11e ◄ ngmeer,
A ss1s an

�On1c1 ,Ls. P,sT AND PnEsr.NT

Hisronv or UNrON P ,c1r1c Co , 1• i\I
1
INES

196

while ncting. ns consulting engineer for the )In,· O f
" ., ,,or• • Ro ck• S prings
tr1'but. cd I1ci1v11~·1 y to
k Sthe. work of locutinrr
o and d cs10-111ncr
th
, co
crossings n t , oc · pnngs.
t:&gt;
o
e new h••g1way
I n-

,

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o

.
ne of the Company s most d1strnguishcd Old T"
•
•
infcrro, Jr., who entered the service of th , I-, -1 mici·s •s ~fr. T S 'r
. · · 1883
· ·
·
c ~u• road C
• • nl
mI,•1u1ous CllJJncitics p l.c,·1ous
•
IRncr
. .m I .'scr\'lng
I .
to hiompany
I •• at G reen•
uu, smcc w 11c I tune he 1ns served as uttornc . f
1 !&gt; ac lllH,i.ion t h
nnd its subsidiaries, the Coal, \\'ntcr nnd Elc~·trt t IC lluilt·ond Com
c
fcno not only rnnks as one of the for•' lllt&gt;st
I &lt;' Corn panics. ~ Ir •rp l~y
· ·
" • mcm &gt;Cr !&gt; of ti ,
• n •n· dd'f
m n l ion, mnmtnms extensi,·e int ere ·t 111
• ti
I
~c 11 cs tern l&gt;1w b
nnd merchnndising.
:s ;.
ic :s ll!l' P 1ndu,tt·y
' • ut
. , bunknig

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197

•ned to Superior a s ~liuc Superintendent in charge of the Superior
wn s rctui
·t' t\ position
· • w I11c
• II Iic s t'I 11 occupies.
• I le hns a total service with
pr0 PUei ~eo5n' pncifk Coal Company of nearly 35 years.
'fhe 'fhc
nt Cumucrlaml mines
.
• •
represented u ~-cry d ifficult
opcro.tion on acf the hen"." sancl- ro&lt;'k roof, nnd 11 fircclny bottom, which rcsultrd
rollll t O . troub!l',-ollll' pro bl ems •Ill opcrnlton,
•
but ~Ir. Brown with his
,.
Ill Ill111
l .d
• l l. 1) unng
•
I11s
• 1ncum
•
bency us Superintendent
'
nn cx.cdll•nt .10
at
dl
111Cll,
Superior,
he l.11l,. bl'l'tl •1n t· I1a rgc of tt.hc deT,·c•1.opment• o_f the new D. O. Clark
, •1e which 1s no11 uuc11•r (HOl111c 10n. 111s OJ)ernbon, when fully &lt;level11 ' will be an ouhtan, 1·111g one, t 11c deve Iopmcnt of which hns required
.,1,cd,
:lose :supcn •ision 1,.,. jl r Brown nnd his staff.
)Ir. Brown h•1 , ,h,11111 cx.ccllcnt Snfcty records in the properties
under t,i,. :iupcn 1,1011. ti, Superior mines having won the " Sentinels of
St1fctv" troph.r fo r c1H1,.pH·uo11s Safety work four times. It was won by
"Il" ~line in l!);~:3, ll\ ··('"' ) l ine in 193~, by "D " i\Iinc in 1931, a nd
ngnin by "B" )l111c in l!J:~8.
) Ir. B rown·, hohbi1, arc mu,.ic· and athletics. H e organized the Cumbcrltrnd bnncl, "ltidi wa, Olll ' of the outstnnding bands in the ,,,est until
the closin~ of llw ( 'unilH'rland &lt;li:strict in 1930. At thnt time many of the
('mubcrlund force,- wen: trnnsfcned to Superior, and i t wns nnturnl thnt
they should join thl' 8upcrior bnncl. At the bnsketbnll contests in Southern
Wyoming, ) l r. Drown t·nn nlwnys be found well 11p in fro nt, cheering on
the Superior h•am. Ile is nmrricd nnd has two children. The eldest. George
A., Jr., i:. a ,.tudl!nt al Kemper .:\Iilitury School, and the younger, Gerald
Frnnci~, live:- with his parents nt Superior, attending the local schools.

HAIIRY C. LL\' INCSTON
. G_eorgc Albert Br . .
GEORGE A. l3RO\VN
mmcs m the Sk ·I
O\\ n "ns bom ) fo • 13
•
business mnnag~~n;;sdnle district of Lun~ashir!8~0 ,"m the ;.]~udow of the
young Gco1·rrc sh
one of the Lnnt·ushirc • ' nbl~nd. His father wn:mine:; of thtSk i°uld follow this occu t" mines, and it wus nnturnl thnt
yeu1-.~ of uge . e mersdalc nnd " 'igun dp~·t1~n. H e started to work in t ]1c
, soon wot·ki·ng up to the p is.•t·nets of L nncus I11•rc n t four teen
oss.
b He £ II
OSI 1011 of l'O
pc sp)'H·er and baulnge
0 owed thi .
nnhw country to 8 occupntiou in E n I
•
~~ of thut.yc~r. s:~~•e to ~n!ericn, nrili;n~/it l 1905, whc? he .left his
. inc as miner nnd t aftc1 Ins urrivnl } g
unnn, , vyommg, m AugHe wus then t _rnckln}·cr, und us 'sl~~;";~ c~1ployed in Hnn nn No. One
August 1913
tnnsfoned t 0 S
.
l et and fire boss.
wus next
' tra1iaf
, and to "E" Mme
. nsllper1or
"C" 1l\I'me ns 11Iinc Foreman in
G
1F
tN
., er rec1 t Cumberland enern
J
orcmn.n in M arch, 1917. H e
11 • o. Two :\line]~
1 • 1918 , as ~Imc
• Foremnn
chnrm l)eccmber , l 9lanunrv
i\
J
Sttpcr·111t endent in' unt
ge of the Cumb 8 • Ir. B rown wns appointed Mine
er1a nd properties. In J uly, 1926, he

Otto Guy Shaner, u descendant of
Bnvarinn i11rn;igrn11ts who cumc to America in l ii5, was uonl Octuuer 5, 1885, in
the origi1rnl log house formerly \ISCd ns n
combinntion fort and trading post nt P utncy,·illc, Armstrong County, Pcn nsyl"anin,
nnd, like urnny young 111c11, he took Horace
Grcclcy':i a&lt;l\'icc nnd cumc west.
H is father wus engaged in mining, being Gcncrn.l Foreman of 11 number of smnll
mines in the P ittsburgh district, nnd Otto
received his cduc1llion in the several smnll
schools in the mining villnges in Pcnns_vlvnnin where his parents resided from time
to_ time. At nu early ngc he entered ~he
nunes, nnd was employed in genPral m111c
wo1·k, nnd in summer ,mentions while attending school he also found employment in
the mines. After grn.d unting from. .high
O. G. SHARRER
school, he spent some time in n m1litnry •
•
ncndemJ• and next a ttended Ohio Northern Um'\"erSity •

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OFFICIALS. p \ST \NO PRESENT

v· ...

TU"tl his college dnvs bd1ind him, in H)O5 hl' Wt•nt to \\'est
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·I ·c he wns e1111&gt;lovcd b_r a cun n11nmg to11111.111_, in the enJr1ncc1·· d '
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ing e
pnrtment, nnd recci,:ing the, prmcc .Y s u ,u·_.r o ~-!-5 ]Wt· month, he did
not nmass much of tlrn; worlds goods, but gained 111ucl1 vuh1a?le cxpe ricnc
and likewise suffered some hard knocks. Subsequent work Ill u rnil. -~
•
.111 conc-..cte t·ni·I.lonu
• vn Iua blc cxpcnence
d
ronstrnction ramJ&gt; ga,·c I11111
.
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ynrds Jocntion,_ l'tr. The~ cume eng1neenng 11·or • wit\ Litt~ D e ring Cou)
Compnnv at Clinton, I ndtnnn, undet· the lab.• ,John A. (-y111·,·1a, 11 hic h &gt;
•
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n)8.
, a ,J• ob ,., As:-i,.,tnnt
I ro.
,·idcd rnlunble
un&lt;lcrgroun d . cxpene
11
Chief Engineer with th~ Ind1una ot~tltcrn C'oul Co111pany pn.&gt;,entcd iti,el r.
On thr druth of lus fnthcr !nte 111 190~, :\fr. Sl111n·l• r clt•&lt;·iclt•cl to come
West. Thcrcnftcr he found ,·11r1ous tus ks 111 the Hod., \ l ou11L 11 i 11 :.tnte~
culminuting in u position us engineer with The l"nio11 l':tl•ifi\ Cnnl Coni~
pan_r under Frank A. Manley, ut Rock Sp1·i11g;;. Aftu · .1 ft•11 inonths, he
wns tran:;fcl't'ccl to Hunnu ns R esident Engineer. and 111 , \ ut:u,t, 191 l ,
he was mntll• :\fine Foreman of Hannn No. -l- ::\l ine. F rom :\1 ,rdt, 19]3
to Dccc111bcr, 19U, he wns :\line Foreman of Superior •·t ·• :\f utt•. H e wu;
o_ut of the C'onl ~0111pn~1_r's service_from _1 9H _to Ju~y, l H~ ~. du ..ing which
tune hc worked 111 ,·n1·1ous " ' yomrng mmcs, mcludmg I ht C'nmbl'in Fuel
Com~n~.r- I~n J~l_r. 1924-, he rettn_-ned to The l "nion Pacific· Con) Compnny
ns ~lmmg Eng1111:c1· nt Rock Spnngs, nnci wns trnns foncd to :11pcriol' ,.
11
Ass1stunt_ Supcri_n tcndcnt _in Septt•111be1·, UJ:2(). I n S cptc111bcr, i 929, he
wn? nppo1!1~c&lt;l :\l111e Supcrmtcndcnt in charge of the properties at Rnnnn,
winch pos1lton he holds nt the prl'sent time.
With n 35-foot couJ scam, a heu,·y pitch, an&lt;l frl'qul'nt mine tires
cnuscd by spont11ncous combustion, n:. well a s the pt·t·sent·t• of 111dhunc
gns. the opcrationi, at II,unia ,u·c difficult,
but, with the l'Xpt•ricnce gailll•&lt;i in various
parts of the countl'y, .i \lr. Sharrer has bct•n
most successful in tltc OJWl'11tiu11 of the Hunna properties. :\fr. hanl•r is 111111..-icd and
has one son, J nck, who is u student at the
:\I id!ign_n School of Mi,ws. H e gi,·es much
of l11s tune to communih· work, is Mnyor
of Hnnna, a member of the Huunn School
Dour&lt;l, and of the Hospitul Commi:,sion.
Frank Yy,·ian Hicks was born Novembl'r 22, 1889, in Edwurdsburah, Cn!,S Count)•, :\I iehigun. He gruduatel from the Edwnrdsburgh H igh School, and later attended the Fenis I nstitute at Big Rapids, l\lichgan, and the Michiaun College of ~lines nnd
'l'e~hnology, at H;ughton, .l \Iichigan, from
wlueh institution he received the deg1·ees of
Ft1 ,~.._ \ '. H1cr..:s
l3achclor of Science and En!!'inecr of Mines.
Jmictict'CI hi.~ pn,fc:.sion of . ~ollowi!1g his graduation f~om college hr
1
nunmg engineer in Alaska; in the copper mmes

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I1 C duntd 1111d Ifrcln 1\1ining Company, Calumet, Michig11n; and the
oft ~ •~-D t•nn :\ l ining Co111pnn_r, lli:.bce, Ari1.011u. :\li-. Hicks !&gt;l'n ed with
n~t ~,d Slates
1"ield Artille
Shiit
,
,
. ry in HHS, and next enguged in engineering
the l . 111
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County.
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:'ll r. Hick:-.' fir,.,t cmploy~uent with _l.nion Pacific interest~ wns as :\lin. , Eu,.,im·t•r with lhc Wns lungto n Union Coal Compuny at Tono, Wnsh·
~ugt t&gt;f ·&lt;&gt;Ill St•t1lt•111hcr. 19H), to ,June, 1924. During the summet· of 192-l·,
Ill"' on, '
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Company ut oc
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Sp~ng~. in Det• 1 tlie r. l 9:24.
D uri iw tlu t•t•riod when this Company was inaug_u rnting its mcch_un• ''..., pru;.:1.itm, ...'Ii·
, • Hicks scn ·cd as Supen •1sor of i\Icchnmcnl
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mm"s,
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1c ·s 1s mur~incc JC
lnn prnpc rt ic,-, "he n· he llll~ n:t.t~ ~:~ct~:cs ~f,rcrcc childr~n one dnughtc'.·•
111. . J ::,t Punis Jives in Glendnlc, Cnh•
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. n , n. student
fornrn;
und two sons,
nl St. John's :\Iilitary Schoo_l, Sa)ma, Kun·•11d :i\,'ark
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' who lives with l11s parents
ut Winton.

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Vernon Otis Murray has hud u,n intere tina und varied career. He wns oorn nt
](ent~n Oklnhoma, September H, 1896,
d
' t his boyhood there. When he wns
un spcn
.
·ents moved to
twdve years of nge, 111s pn1
V . n
,
.
"dn.d
Colorado,
where
young c1 no
1 run ,
• h h J Upon
l\ ttendcd the grade nnd l11g sc oo s.
red
his gracluut!on from_ high -~ch~~\~:r:n;;ent
the enivcrs1ty of :i.\J1ssouu, ll .
. . O'
c-ho.lf years studyrng mmmi:,
two_ and_ on D .·
l1is high school years,
cngmccrmg. u1 mg vacations while nt the
d ·11 the summer
.
f ti
nn ' .
' ·k d in the mmcs o
1c
U nivcrs1ty, he ,1 01 e
an , obtain\'. 0. MURRAY
Colorado Fuel and_ I ron Co.mp ilis father
. till
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. Colorado where his mothet s
hing
busmcss
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f the Colorado
.
·t I entered the emp1oy o
t
After )ell.Ying the U111,·ers1 y_, -~c d Colorado mines, working thcl'~ u
Fuel and Iron Compun}' in the 8Tn~1 uh~ entered the scr\·icc of the U111t~tll
"'encrnl mining work until 191 'w ,lcdn nr 1. He enlisted in the Coast Arb aStates Government durmg
• tiic " 'or "a •

�Hisronv oF Ul'irON PACIFIC Co \L

IINr.s
OFFICIALS. PAST \ ND PRESENT

• ncd nt Fort Worth and Gnh·cston, T exn:., until the
)cl"' nud was st nt 10
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wo,·k f ol'
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the Colorndo'F•ucI nnd I,·on Com1&gt;1tnY,
• &lt;'Ollhnumg t H:rc until 19•),
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)·cnrs
were
spent
ns
Firs
t
Aid
~l
ine,·
and
Foi·cmnn
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1mes ca rs. cue 11111g .J! 1r:.t Aid nncl :\I'
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Stntcs
Burcnu
of.,
er on t I1e U m c
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f ,,r
.
• inc
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Sn'rct \'work· to 1111·11n~ workers 1" the sbttc,, 0 , •yo1111ng, ( olor11do , ,-.
c11·
'1, I • • T •n. uml imrts of South Dukotn. 1' 01· the lll' Xl two year~ , 1 .
cx1co,
CX«S,
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:\hirrnv was employed by the :\l 111c ._it ct_r r pp 1a11Cl'S Conipany, with
hcndqu.nrtcrs in Snit Lttkc City, Ptuli.
On Fcbrunn 15, 1930, he entered the cmplo_v of 'l'hc l ' nion J&gt;ncific
Engineer, nnd was cmplo."cd in lhal position unCou I Compnn)' u; Safety
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til 1937, when he wns assigned to ubcs as., inc upcnnlt•nd◄ &gt;n t in chingl'
of the Rock Springs )_li_ncs No. ~ou1· nnd
Xo. Eight, which pos1hon he s till holds.
When :\lr. :\Iurrn v wns employed ns Snfety
Engineer, he rendered outstandin_g pninstnking sen·icc, building up n splendid Snfcty
record. He has been equally successful a s
l\Iine Superintendent at Rock Spring:..
These mines co,·cr nn extensive arcn. nnd beruuse of n steep pitch nnd henvy co,·cr, they
present problems which tax the ingenuity of
the ::\Iine Supcri:1trndcnt and his s taff.
)Ir. James Law came to the t.: nitcd
States with his pnrcnts ut the ngc of four
years from Long,-igg, Lunnrkshin•, Scotlnnd, where he wns born ~Iuy 1, 1889. ::\lr.
Lnw has continued to reside in this country
since thut time. At un cnrly ngc he stn rted
mining with his father, working in se\'cral
of the coal mining districts of Pennsyh-nnia.
D ,\\'ID V. BELL
Starting out on his own when 18 years of
117/ro served for ,years as
nge, he was cnrploycd by the Pittsburgh &amp; Supcri11te11clc11t of the Tr'ater
Lnke ~r1c R n1lrond. l\Io,·iug to Hnrris- Companies.
bur~, m southern Illinois, he worked fo1· the
S~lme Co~ty Con) Company. In :May, 1915, he moved to Bicknell, Indiana, 1·cstdmg there until 1916 nnd wns employed by the Amcricnn Conl
Compn~y. Subsequently he retumed to P cnnsvlvirni~ where he wns employed
111 ti tc 8 t ccI Illills, und m
• 1917 returned
~ to H' a rrisburg Il1·mois,
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wh1re 1)c resumed mining work as Night Foreman, A ssistant )line Foremnn,
nnc ::\lme Fon•man, for the H arrisburg Coal Company.

In Febl'ltnr~-, 1930, }\Ir. Law came to Superior " 7yoming, entc.-ring
th C emp
1O\' or The
.fi
,
. F .•
.
mon 11c1 c Coal Compuny. Ile served as :i\I inc •oi c
ut Sbu~e1·1or "C", "D", an&lt;l "E" i\Iines and nt No. 8 Mine, Rock
Smpu1~
rings' emg t ran~f
• • d f rom the latter position
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to Rehnnce
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~upcrintcndcnt of the Hclinn(•c pl'Opcrti('S on i\farch I , 1939, which pos1tion he now holds. ~fr. L nw hus always been active in First Aid a nd com-

Guv L. STEVENSON
111t111ily work. H e i-: mnrried, nnd has two sons, Clifford, working in No. 7
~l ine. lldiam·l·, and H ale, a student at the L'nivcr~ity of Wyoming.

M ORGAS F. ROBERTS

D ,\\'ID T. F ADDIS

1\lr. Guy L. Stevenson first entered the employ of The (i nion Pncific
Coal Company at Rock Springs ns electrician anti power plnnt opemtor

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HISTORY Of UNION

p \CIFIC COAL MINES

in June, 1903. A 1111t i,·e of William Allen ,vhilc's town, Emporin, K nnsa
where he was born 011 ,Januu ry 5, 1882. iir. tc\'cm,011 served hill apJ • , s,
· wit
·1I tI
ticeship us elcctn·c1an
1c, ,,e:. tcrn 1'!.. 1cc t·
nc •'' I a c 1·
1111c1·y CompanHcnT.os Angeles, Cu!i~ornin, l!cfo!·c coming to the 111iddle west. H&lt;• lef/ t~!
l•mploY
. of The lmon P nc,fic Ill J a nuary,
• 1911, but returned three ., •n,nrs

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203

1, 1901, as an npprc•nticc machinist at Cumberland, n ' yoming, and was
transferred to t he Oregon Short Linc Rnilrond !.hop s a t Pocatello, Idaho,
for tl brief time, returning to Cumberland, and to Rock Springs in May,
1918. H e served ns forcmun of the boiler plunt nt R ock Springs until 1926,
when he bcc11111c :\In~ter :\fcchnnic a t Superior, n ryoming. In July, 1938,
he wn~ appointed Gcncrnl Ma~tcr ~Jcchnnic of The Union Pacific Conl
Company , 11 it h hcudqundcrs a t Rock Sp1·ings. 1'fr. Faddis is married and
ha, 11 lu111il., of fi"c g irls und one boy , the boy, Hany, being employed by
!Ill' ( \ ,nl Cm11p11ny u t llclinncc.

i\l r. R. H. Knill, born on August 6, 1900, in Lnfayettc, Colorndo, is
n grnduntc o f the Colorndo School of ::\lines. His first job nftC'r he rccci,·cd his diploma wns that of chemist for the American Smelting nnd
Hdi11i11g Co111pn ny n t Ou1nhn, 1 ebrnskn, nnd later that of draftsmun for
T ht C'ulonulo F uel ~· Iron Company a t Pueblo, Colorndo. In September,
lH:2-l, lw obl ainNI n p lace in the Engineering D epartment of The l'nion
P ncifk Cont Compa ny at R ock Springs. Since thnt time he has held sC\'crnl po,ition, in l'onnt-d ion with 111cchnnicnl loading, ventilation und snfcty
work On ) lit ) l. 193i , he wns a ppointed Safe ty Engineer for the compuny,
" ith ht•nclqun rtcrs at H ock S p rings. The present enviable safety record
o f the t·ompnn,r j.., in n ln rge mea,ure due to t he splendid work don&lt;' by i\Ir.
·Knill, built ou 1\ foundntiun laid down by Messrs. A. W. Dickinson, ,J. A.
mith. nml \\•ruon 0 . ~{unny.

rt n. K:-;1LL

~I. J. Gt1ILLOS

Inter, since which time he has been contimrnush' cmplowd hY t he coal
;o!n_p,rny, und 011 January l, 19:37, wa~ appoiu·tl•d (h·n~rnl t ' hicf Elcc1·1c·m11, the position he now oc·cupics.

ull'.
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•' inel's 'I
,, 1'lls. Pl•1111._yh•n111n
ncnr
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·esbarre
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18&lt;'3
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. , , .' • '· . • . ., • . e atTt\'e&lt; m Hock Spri1l":. when Ill''
ll~llsb &gt;~t•~,fif,e JCtlls old, followmg !us fothe1·'s tll'ri\'ul a vear before. :\f r.
,o Cl :\I
s uther, served
• , ••
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. ) ciu:. n::; 101s bng en &lt;rmeer n t ~ o. T en
i\l"
.
. for
· m1inv
,~e•. : tt'gan s _lil'st J~b was thut of breuking lump: for the box-car
oa ~1 ' l tttls wbus u~ 190o when he wns but twcl\'e \'Clll'S of a&lt;rc. Hcturning
t o sc1100 1c oy m 1909 r ,t . d t ti
• •
e
trnnsfe1·1•nd to ti b ·1 • C Ul ne O IC sen·1ce of the COlll!Hlll\' nnd wo.s
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1c 01 er room t R
k
s
.
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• later h e
wus 11dvnnce&lt;l to tl
·'t' a f oc
prnigs 111 1912 • .•A y cnr
po~i 1011 0 _operator, and in 1920 was nppointctl
Chief Operntor H
power plunt sin~c {&lt;)~~s d cc_? contJ_nuo~slJ in ser\'icc at the Rock Springs
of the J&gt;lnnt I . .• -, f Ut mg wluch hmc the electric g eucrntor capacity
Ill s g1own rom 1300 to 1-? 000 k"l
'
• •
-,
· 1 owatts • •,Ir. Rober ts 1s n
lender in comnumit\' frnlc. •
1
porter of the Boy l~d G' ·l tnn am! welfare work, uncl is a sturdy s up11 Scout mo\'cmcnt, Community Council No. Foul',
and his church.· i

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)Ir. D:n·id T Fadd'
1882, uttendin"' gi.'ndc
Utah. He startccl to ,1

•
orn 111 Grass Creek, Utah, Scptc&gt;mbcr 7,
~r~ n~~ at Ah~):, Wyoming, nnd Coalvill~,
le l!mon Pacific Coal Company on Apnl

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F. A. H UNTER

FRANK T ,,LLMIRE

l\lr. i\Ianucl J. Grillos was bom January 2-1&lt;, 1910, in Alikombo, on
the island of Crete, Greece, nn&lt;l immigrated to the Vnitcd Stutes with hi::;
parents in April, 1916, settling in Hanna , \Yyoming. The family moved
to Winton in 1920, and "i\likc" attended the Rock Springs High Srhool
from 1924 to 1928. The Union Pacific Coal Company having inaugurated

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204

a minin.,.
engineering scholarship ffor1 .young
o
• •men Iinterested in min,· ng en
ginecring, )Ir. Grillos wns success u m winmng t 1e first of these sci1 I ."
ships. Accorclingly he wns sent to the ::\Iissouri chool o f )lines ~ .n,
0111' 1•
which he wns grnduated in 1932. Since then, wi th the exception of i: •110
period he spent working for the Go,·crmnent at the Cns p cr -Alco,·a ~, 1 t
. pro,1cct,
.
Iie IIll~ bcen con t·muousl ." cmpIoyccI by the Con) ComI cc ll-.
llllltlOn
in various positions in nnd al'Ound the mines. H e was Assistant Fiigl_)nn)
·
b
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mccr
nt Superior for two yen rs d orc his appointment on )In" l. 1H:l7 t I •
•
t SII f e t y E• ng111ce1·.
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present po~,' t'1011 o f Assistan
)Ir. F. A. Hunter
,1·ns born nt Cnrbon, \Y •vomin",
.
.
h ,Juh·
• 8 t 1..,8_
n f, 11 llC1
cnme to Rork
Sprmgs
11t
the
age
of
fi,·e
venn,
with
hi-,
1&gt;·1n•nt-,
1.
Tl
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cmpovcc
1c l1nion I actfic- Cotti
Com1)nnv
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• on
. Aurrust
h '
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, •ln tilC
I Dcp~rhucnt a~ Rock Springs, Inter scrvmg ns mine dcrk n t HcliSupp)
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•
nncc from 1921 to 192:,, when he was transfenecl b11ck to tli••
' ] ,&gt;o t •k ,-ipl'lngs
l,
.
I
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Supp I)' Dcparhncnt. In 1933 ~Ir. Hunte,· wns· 111&gt;1,01·1,Ll,,I
l
lll l" lll~lllg
•
Agent f or tic
I company, the position he now hold,;.

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205

l\Ir. J ohn_D . Foster was bot·~ April 23, 18~0, in R ock Springs. His
schooling was interrupted when lus father's business took him to Uniontown, Pennsylvnnin, however the boy was Inter enrolled in the school there.
H e also studied n cou rse in accounting with t he International Con-espondencc S chools. 1''o r n number of y cu rs 1\1r. Foster was employed in the
P ost Office at R oc-k Springs, but it was not until August 13, 1923, thut

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JoH~ D. FosTER

E. R. JEFFEnlS

C·
r. }i i-nnk Tullmire was born A r'l
·&gt;
•
anndn. There he received his e I
f P 1 -1. 18' G, m cu~tcrn Ontario,
the Iroquois, Ontario high • It urfi•o_n, attending rurnl grnclc i;chools 1llld
T rnining Course at ~•1 . .· .bsc wo., mshing hii; studies with the Teachers
Tlle t'mon
. P urifi&lt;' Huilroad
• 01 1 IS burg ' m .1s9
- •:\I r. T n 11mire's
•
S a.
nssoci1ltion with
1 1
; ~ eptember 1, 1899, when he obtained
work as an .accountnnt. On
to_ the Auditor of The t· • 1 , . 6 • l 9 o9 • he wns appoin ted Chief Cle1·k
111011 1
nung, uni,
I ~111c-c
·
Co n I ~
~ ompnny nt Cheyenne, n 'yoApril 1·1 H)l!)11t·1ficI
Chcyl•nnc 1111d Hot·k s .· ' . • ' ic has _bl·t·n Auditor of the· compnnY nt
]\fr T II ·
• familinr
pt mgs.
•
f.
· a nurc •~
wit)An cxc•ccd1
• f ng IY rnpn bl c accounting official,
11
l equcntly called upon for d ,'. u
o the company's opcrntions and jg
a '1cc by the management.

.,tf,~~i

K. E. DARLING

J. R. D EWAil

Ii&lt;• l,ecumc n p1trl o f tlw ]ll't·sonnel of The U nion Po.cine Coal Company,
in lhc c,t pnt·il ..' o f Chief Clerk to the Assistant Treasurer. He was appointed to hi~ pn·M•nt position of Assistant Treasurer on February 1,
193:3.
:\Ir. Edmund ll. J cfferis was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa., on Septcmbet· 18, 1890, lllld 1110,·cd to St. Joseph, :Missouri, when he was two years
ol&lt;l. Graduating from the high school in R ockport, l\lissouri, in 190G, he
started his business career in St. J oscpl1, Missouri, o.s office boy for t he
John S. B rittinn Dry Goods Company. R estless nnd enterprising, he did
not nt once find the job he wanted, and for the next few yea.rs he worked
for various wholesnle firms as order clerk, house salesman, a nd traveling
snlesmun, coming to T he l; nion Pacific Coal Company in November, 1923,
as 1'Ian11ger of Stores. l\lr. J efferis has been extremely successful in the
opcrntions of the Store Department, keeping in step with the best modern
store practice.
)fr. K. E. D1trling, Gcneml 1\lttnngcr of the Southern '\Vyoming
Utilities Company, was born in Astoria, Illinois, on August 25, 1897,
the son of George and K atherine D arling, cnrly residents of '\Vyoming.
H i:. father hnd come to the state in 1883. The boy attended grnde and

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high school in R ock Springs and took a Columbia Univer sit
. accountmg.
• '"'I
. six
• ·t cen yea rs old h e beca Y cxtc11s·•on
course m
" 1en I1e "as
smith,s helper for the Cnion Pacific Railroad Compnny nnd fol~c ~ black, 1Vowing
held scvern) otlicr pos1·t·1oni. w1·ti1 ti1c R a 1·1ron d . D u 1·ing the
·Id t11·•~,
0
he sen·cd in u Rnilrond R egiment. Upon lcnving the Armv h e .0 \
Wnr
a time for the Southern Pacific Hailroncl in the office of the
~. cd for
Snn Francisco, California, returning to " ' yoming in 1928 to u •to .. at
position of nccountnnt in the office of the Auditor of The L 11 1:tccC-Ct ~he
1
Coal Company. Two years Inter Mr. Darling wns trim fencd to ~~ Glcific
R in•r Water Works Co_mpany a s Chief Clerk, nnd wnt, u ppointcd ~:, J :·~en
tcndent of the Green River Wntcr ,Yorks Company and t ht• en·
cr_i~~~' ntcr Compa_ny upon the retirement of ~Ir. D . Y. 13cl l. Ji'C'ht·ua ,'.~'.; {'&lt;~·•fil·
l hc Green Rn·cr Wnkl' Works Company and the S,n,thl.'rn ·, ,,' • ~:J.
• compnny were 1nte1· consolidated
•
• ns the ~• ou tlJ .. . ,,, vom111,.
El
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Y01111n r-n
l h 1ht·s ompnny. and on J anunrv l , H)37 i\lr D ·nli 11 rr w
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,., ' ., apporntcil
Gl'll&lt;'l'II l 'I
., anngcr o t 1e consolidated company.
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:\[r. ,Tnmcs R. Dewnr was born in London On l.u·io ( •
d
,Tnnunry 30, 18G7. He entered m ilrond service ttt tJi,, a,,,.,' ,~f ,~nn at. on
1 k d
' ., ... " seven een
t t•
s ~r t~g u~ e_c1: • an stenographer_ for the Superintend l·nt of the Grand
T1
R nnk
·1 Rnthlll,
d
• of London ' Ontario , lutc1· " '01·k1' 11g f 0 1. tile J•llll'1·inaton
O
. Ill roa at Omnhn before 11c accepted employm~nt ll"ith t ~ui lll p
·fi.
1~1tcrcsts. H e worked in ,•m·ious cnpncities wi t'h the t •nion P a~ific ~c;il~
iond, and also ns n coal salesman for The Union Pncifil· l'o·ll ('
ns well us ncting ns Secrctan of ' .• . ,
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• . ompuny,
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' n11ous compnrues. lrtl·lud 111 ,,. sc,·ernl
in111oa organizations In J unc 191...1 l
t 11 k
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·en mto the \' ice P resi' le wns
dent' Offi Of T,l t· ·:
s cc
1c mon Pacific Coal C
Cl • f ,...I
•
omp:rn_y a s , 11c 1.. erk 111 Omulm
coming to n k S ·
T l• pi·mgs
• . on April l , 191 !)
• • " •l icn ti 1c otIi cci- \l'l' t·e mo\'C&lt;l'
fro O J oc
m ma tn. tat position he still holds.
:\Ir. E. T. Dnldridgc was b r
f . •
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on December 18 1886 tt d" o n on n. a 1m Ill Grnnd T'rn11·11•. Illrnois,
11
mg school Ill the neighboring town of Ccnlrnlia. Coming '.1 t · ,
9
Canon Cib-. 0; ;;~ndm ·I 5 fr th c benefit of his health. he locate&lt;! in
1
gmduatcrf in 1908 f:.,0 : ~;d~~ wns}nte'. employed _ns bookkeeper. H e
,Tune 10, 1915 I
t .d
• Il~:stncss College with 11ll l10no rs. On
• IC en Cle
the sen·1c O f rrh i - .
.
puny's Accounting D
·t
•
c
c mon Pac1ffr Coal Comlo his prl'sent positi cpn; ~c·n} at Che_ycnnc, and wn;; s tcnclily 11tlrnncecl
,1·us mn&lt;lc on ~Iui·ch ;~1~ ,t lie Clerk to the Audito r. T h is nppoinbnent
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CHAPTER XXII.

For Distinguished Service
Tt'lls of rite Old Timers· Association and rite men wlto make up its
11tt•mbcr.vhip and those w!to ltauc serued as officers of tlte Association•
/,m1 the 01111ual rc11nio11 is held in a splendid auditorium built express/;,
ff'lr rite Company's 11et1•ra11 employes. ll_o w c~rtain ~lcl timers, shortly
l1efurt• deaf/, orer/ook them, askrd that their bur1al service be conducted in
..,heir [mi/ding: ' and tr/ls of lite store that the Forty-year members put ori
the g11ld lwttn11 giu,•11 lo them as tltey graduate into the Honor Class, 1hr.
1wrso11al f{i/t ,,f the Pr&lt;·side11t of the Compa11y, who 011ce said Ire !tad
,·~tabli h,•d ,, , 11 ,tom tlr11t Iris successors "dare not do other than carry out."
'/'ells of the t'IIJ!.ll11'Ni11g scholarship instillltecl in 1928, whereby the so11
nf all t'TIIJlloyc or ,/,·1·1 ,,wd emplore's widow is sent lo a leading engineering
.,i;/,ool for four H'llf •. t111d thereafter taken into tire Company, with a further
11 nrrl 1111 tire ··J m pit, 1 ,.; Jlaga:ine," publis/recl monthly, and clistributcd
~ral11ito11sl \' 111 111/ 1•111pln1 es sine&lt;' its inception January 1, 1924.
&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;y o t· n o r g 111,i1al 1,i11 is n wonderful one,,, Mr. Leslie A. Miller, Governo r o f \\·, un1i11g, told members of The Union P acific Con! Company Old 1'111w r,' A~;.,ol·iation in 1933. "It adds djgnity and color to life
it ,l•lf.'' .\ _ycnl' Int er Mr. T . S. Hogan, former Stntc Senator and Secretary
of Stutc for ~lontnnu, nddcd his praise in these wo1·ds : " I can say, without
!wing churgccl with 1111y attempt nt flattery, that the Old Timers' Association, The t·uion P acific Conl Company, and especially and personnlly
)Ir. Eugc•ne :.'lkAulitYc, 1trc entitled to the thanks not only of t his community but of this State 1111d this ration for l1aving established a system
of genuine. hc1ll'ty nnd unaffected cooperation between cmploycs and mn11ngrme11t in thc conduct of business. . . . . If we could have in all mining
cli;;trict, tht• sa111r mutunl respect a nd confidence between manugcmrnt and
employcs which t•xi;;ts in this urea, there would be little industrial strife
in the conl-mining districts of the United Stntcs, and, incidentally, I
woul&lt;l lose my job ns Chai l'mnn of the Mine L1tbor Board."
Pl'esiclcnt Eugene 1\lcAuliffe himself admitted nbout this time thnt
Ill' bclicn·d the fine influence of the Old T imers' Association and the spirit
it cngcnderc·d wns responsible more thnn any other factor for the many
impro,·ements that had been brought about within the Union Pacific mincl:i
uncl the communities in which the miners lived. "I h,t,·c persistently appealed to the older men who make up the membership of the Old Timers,
Assoeiution to guide nnd direct the younger men,,, i\Ir. ) IcAulift'e nssertcd,
"not only in matters pcrtnining to their personal safety, but in th~ various
ncti,·ities that make for better citizenship. This hns been done without
stint.,,
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To 1\Ir. l\Ic.Au1iffe must go the cf·.re~it t£ or Acreati_ng_ the Old Tilllel's'
. .
I rr n fovorite tlreum o 1ns, 11e ssocmbon was inh,nd cl
Assoc111hon. .,onb
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1 I d . . ]l •
• e
. f . tl1e trudihons of the men w lO m g1 0" 11 o c1 m the scrv1·c
ns 11 sl1rmc 01
tl
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h
d
•
nnv the men who 1m given 1eu yout and strenrrt]c
nlp..
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b
.
o 1
0 £ tl1e Con1 Co
to the mines. It was designed as an exc us_1~c ore
mem crsh1p in which
would confer distinction through 1)·ctofi~nitio}\1·~ o "It,_~ :;l- ~f~adfast qun.litics
·al workmen From t 1e rst, 11·.•, cn.u 11 e made it J)hi,,
common t o 10.,
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,Jrtrnmwtion whollv
e ongmg
to t• 1c mmcrs
t hcrm,clvc
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tl Ill t tl llS ~1 «~ 1111 b&lt; '
d tlutt the coal company had no motive m urg111g i ts cstabhsl1mc11 t other
11
tln
desire to find u closer 1·clutionship and a better undc r~tnn&lt;ling of
l!lll ...1 problems. \i\T}rnteYe1· the mmcrs
•
' d ou bts or
1·trust of the assomu tll.1
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cintion that first year, they melted away rn t 1c m1ba mee ting uf the Old
Timers' Association on June 13, 1925. Thereafter they t ook 'i\[r. ~ lcAuliffo
nt his word 1111d udopted the ussociation ns their own. 7\ l r . 71fcAuliffc htts
npvenrcd regularly on their nnnunl p~·ograms from th~ h,-gin ning, introclncin11 their .,.uest speakers and making an addl'e s h1111::&lt;'lf. bu t always
insisting that he too was a guest, frequently remi11ding I lwm that ]~is
cont.inuous service with The Union Pacific Coal Company did not add up
to twonty years, the minimum period required for membC'r:-hip in the Old

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A group79•&gt;r
posedI in hon-?r Oj I)J r. James Moon, first President, Old r·
Association.
. imers'
William Moo, - ::&gt;- 'ceft 10 right: Eugene :llcA.ulif/e, President. Mr. James Moon,
. .
r. 1r.. carve B Pr~· I r,·. /'..1 'd
W ·tt • ill
S A rr,
Dickmson C,,,wra/ S q. • J &lt; e. 1• ice resi ent, 1 , ,am, oon, r., • 1r •
grandson ~/,\Jr J upj\e~wlell&lt;lcnt. ln the foreground is Albert, Ackers, great
• • umcs won.

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'l'imcrs. TJ1c Old Timers did not dispute hi~ word, but they knew better
just the same. Not u. member? Why Mr. McAu1iffe was the association's
~od-fothcr ! \ i\1ithout his initiative there
~-ould httve been 110 Old Timers' Association
ut rtll. There would have been no hnndsome,
brick Old Timers' Building, no year l_y meetings where t hese men nnd women who came
tu the count r y when it was new and unb-ied
could relive the &lt;lays of long u.go and find
nguin I he friendships of their youth.
.At the first organizu tion meeting of
the Old Timer s, bcld on June 13, 1925, the
1111m cs of two h undred 1111d si.xty-ninc men
who lu1d ,,.c•rvcd I he company and its p1·e&lt;lccessors for p(•t'iods ranging from twenty
to fifty ycnrs were placed on the regist.rnlio11 roll. E ,td1 mnn wore a bndgr pinned
to hi. lapel bNHing the rm.me of the mining
fi eld iu wl1tch he had first w01·ked, and many
there were lhnt bore the namci, of camps
Jom'I McTEE, Sn.
thut had passed out of existence years ago,
und which hu&lt;l passed ovcl' into the limbo of
"gho::t towns." Jnmcs :Moon , whose service had extended over a period
of half a century, wus dected the first president of the association -other
officers were Robert Cardwell, vice president; Charles P . H' assung, sec1·ctan•-trcasun:r; and 'l'homas Cook, J olrn Doak, J amcs .Besso, George
P. \Vilde, Charles :Wforgnn, Joseph l\ililler, Sr., u.nd Jolin McTce, Sr.,
members of the board of directors. In his speech of acceptance du ring the
banquet Mr. Moon struck the keynote of the organization's celebration, u.
keynote that has held true w:ith c&gt;very succeeding celebrn.tion, when he
said:
"The g1·eatest joy tbut bus come to me has been the mcl·ting
with my old friends, many of whom I had not seen for thirty
years."
Later Mr. McAuliffe was to express the same sentiment, when he told
the men,
''1 know thu.t it is 'Jim' or 'Sam' or 'B ill' whom you worked
with and lived with in the years that are gone, that is the magnet.
that pulls your heart strings, and I hope it will always be so.~'
The association has made great strides each year, not only in increased membership, but also in increased significance to its members. The
coal company in 1929 built the finest auditorium in weste1·n vVyoming for
the Association's annual meetings in Rock Springs, and the building has
come to mean so much to the Old Timers that ii number of them asked to
have their burial services conducted in "thei1· building." The association
itself has become inc..xtricably bound up in the sentiments of the. men who

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Fon D1sT1Ncu 1sREo SERVICE

arc its members, nnd when .Mr. Andrew Tarris, nn "Old Time-.,.
1 d' 0 11
~Iny 2i, 1938, n short time before. the rru11io1~ where he was 'to
_
a gold button for forty ycnr:,1 contmuou:. scrnce, his fnmily nskc&lt;lctth
Cl\ c
the button be gi\'cn them to he buried with him. In the following _0
thnt
lute Judge D. G. Thomas, poet lnurcntc of the association :~ Cit
e
urcd
something of the feeling thnt lodges in the thronts of the {))
nnd chokes them with remembered happiness when thev meet I~ I' •_mer:.
at their nnnunl reunion, nnd march ·houldcr lo ,,houl~ll•r ,, iti°1 1 l'ICH&lt;is
arntcd buddies &lt;lown the strt•cts of R uck Spring:..:
ong-~cp-

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•
. l\fr.
. ,James
) ~l oon,
. the Old Timers' fii·st
• 1,.1cs1·'cl cnt raised
t d cl
of chg111t y ant gr_nc1ou.s11ess fo r succ·ccding president .'
• a s nn nr
nnth, 0111ersctsh1 rc, hnglnnd, on ,Jnnunry 17 18~2 s
f~low. Do1·n nt
A111cricu und ente_rcd t he employ of the u;lion ']&gt;uc~fi~ ~:--i',foon came to
partnwnt ,1s a miner at Almy, ,vyoming, in Sc tcmber • tud
87 C_oult D~)'l'H rs after cord wus first mined in this par t of ih
\.1 ~ .JUS six
c coun Y· c worked
in Almy until 18H!). and

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moved 'to Spring \'alley
the opening- of the
mine the r c. lea ,·ing
Spring \'nllc,Y l o go to
Hock Spring~ in 190-~.
irr. ) loon "a" retiree!
from nd i,·1• i-t•n·i&lt;"c with
a pcn,-io11 on lht• lir,l
of ) l 1l\', l!l:t; . nt tht•
ll r,
ff(' 0 f S l I' I n t \' - fh·c
•
.,·c•11 r,-, on tin &lt;·0111plt•t ion of fift ,•-t l11·1•t• \' l'tl l'S
of sl'n ·in~ i·11io11 P~1cilit·
i11h•rc,t,. Vnllo" ing his
rdin•111c·nt. he &lt;"urd imll'cl
lo tnkc a h-!'11 i11tl'rc,-t
in 1tl1 the 1tffnir, of TIil'
I · 11io11 Pnrilir Cou I C'ompnny, nnd to Ill' p rcst•nt nt all of tlw mcding,; of the Old Timers'
Association. H e wnlkccl
in the parndr the ycnr
Thomas H. Butler all set lo lead tire Old Timers'
prior lo his d c ;l t, h,
which ot·cu rn'&lt;l D cce111- Parade.
bcr 29, 193-!-, at which
time he ha&lt;l been on the pny rolls of the company continuously for sixty
yen rs. ::\[ r. )foon wns married and rcnrcd a family of six sons and six
cluughtc1·s. Before his reti rement, there were three 0,,.cncrntions of his
fomily in the employ of the coal company.

011

FOR 'l'IIE SAKE OF OLD Lr\~G SY:'\E
The sun plsiycd with the buds of )ln y
l ' ntil thcv opened wide
•
T hen left them nodding nil 'the w11 ,.
Along the country side
•
Thnt June - the sweetest :nonth of 11 1!
H er brcnth like mellow wine,
Shou_ld greet you in the fei.ti,•c hall.
1' nr the sake of Old Lang Sync.
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So c·omc, Old Timer, lock the door
And hide away the kev .
De rendy for the bountt•o·u; ,;tore
At this, your jubilee;
Herc happiness is waiting you.
H~t:C JOU _can dance and dine,
Ancl fi-1cndsl11ps of the pni-t l'l'llcw
For the snke of Old Lang Sym·.
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Agnin the merry drum~ will roll
T l The bn_nds will shout with glee\
tc 11:?loches t hat lift the soul
'~ ,l_l s trc_ngthen you and me;
And ~mlil&lt;'s will grnt·c the furrowed brow
"
f nc ten rs of gladness ~hinc.
'
-,o t•omc
nlong - ti1c tune
• ts
• now
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F
or the snke of Old I.nng Sync.

"It •tsn ' t nil of life to liYc
X
' die"
- or nil of dcnth to
Something within us we must iYc
Rdorc we sa \' "Goodbye
Ancl when w,c go •nwny from
• herc
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0 ur curthlv c .
•
)Iuy Rea\'!' : mes res1gn 'p
h 11 gn·c us of its cheer
or t c sake of Old L nng S ync.

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The second President of the Old Timer s' Association, i\Ir. Thomas
M. ~ci\Inrr, was born on Scptcmbc.i· 10, 1861., at Pierce City, iiissouri,
co~mg to the coal company on October 1, 1880, as a tipplcmnn at No. One
:\Imc, R ock Springs. He also served in the Jocnl yards at R ock Springs
as a switchman on t he Union Pacific R ailroad, which pince he held for
seven years. Since that time he hns been employed by The Fnion Pacific
Coal Company. Mr. Lcl\Inrr has been very prominent in the activities of
the Old Timers' Association, attencling all of its meetings, nnc! he also
has held many responsible positions in frntcrnal orgnniimtions, cspecinll_y

�in the Odd Fellows. H e wns pensioned on N"cw Yenr's D1ty, 1027, 1tnd . •
lin•s in Rock Springs. ) I r. J.c~_f on: hus _spent u long and useful life ;1ttll
' nd
continues to find clccp pkusurc Ill l11s rchrcmcnt.
:\Ir.
J o:.cJ&gt;h Ire-dale, the third President
..
E I I of the Old Timers ' w a s 1.uorn
nt MenJport, C'. 1mb~rlnnd C~unty, ng_ant, o~ Au.g11:._t :J, 1860. At the
the fon11ly 11111k111g ,t:, firs t home in Oh'
11n.,.c of ten he ,uTa,·ccl tn Amcnca,
d
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I.
\\' )'lo~1k1111g,ll
•
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tCJ
In 1878 tlw Iredalcs 1110,·c . l~ aruo_11,
t tic t·1ghtccn ,VeaJ· olci
.youth finJinrr
"' work us II hoaslang bcnganccr.
. I ,I ·e 1L t w nwn. wlH, 1·I\•C( 1 •Ill
Car ou Ill t 1c enrh'
do.'y:-, he 1,,' , ...~ 1."I 1)rOll( 1
•
of tl_ac fod . S0111c t i111c la t er " : 1•11mc to Rock
Springs, where he was agnrn cnrr,Lfr •d
, ·
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f
n ~l'
lb
ting • eng111ccr or man ._v ~vcar~n I it ,.1., , t).
Iwis
:,, •
Eight )Jane. '.\Ir.
. I Ircdnlc• -,cncd in tit C• :,(,('Oil d Stutc L egas aturc. l'l'IH'eM:11tin~ Swcc&gt;twntcr County, introducing the bill wl • I1
resulted in the building of tlie li ,·,t Wvon~t
1
Genera_! Hospital at H_orl.. ~prings. Blel'l ~~
three times to the L &lt;'ga:,111 t ll l'C. and Inter to
the Sena le, of whid1 he " a , \ 11·c President.
i\lr. I_rednle h~1:- hud _co11'1dt!rnhlc politirnl
e:.--per1encc. Pnor to h1 n t11·cm,•n t. )fr. Iredale wn:. engugcd a~ uulomobilc engineer.
und he ,1·us one of the curl 1· build1: r, of auto•
mobiles, hn ,·ing con,-t ruct,·cl n -,knnr-dri\'cn
uutomobile about H)08. At pl'csc11t lac is
li"ing 1,ith his son-in- In" nncl hi,, clnughtcr.
Miss Mary Miller. First lacly .M r. nnd )Irs. Prcd A. Carlt•!&gt;&lt;m, in Snlt,l/e~1bt•r. Old Timers· Organi- Lnkc City, l'tnh, but he n:h11·1b cnd1 ycnr
:.1111011.
to the Old Timers' Reunion in )lock Springs.
~l Cln 1928 Mr. Robert Cardwell wus chosen President bY the Old Timers.
born in England 011 Jul,·
:
t Cl ti !4' L' 111·tcu
-·1
Stute·nl'&lt;lwell
··ti 1wns
·
• oo
- , 1860, l'Ollllllg
1_ Hs parent:; nt the uge ol cigl1t years. The fomilr ::.cttlcd in
p
s
Cen_~? ltbllll for n short time, und then m&lt;;Ycd on to Ohio • where :Mr.
ui_ ~\ ~gun work as u miner. In 18i8 ~Ir. Cardwell uncl'iiis pnrents
0
.' et' 0 f urbon, ~d~cre he was cmployc:cl m1dcrgrouml. I·fo also worked
o1
ime Hor the l naon Pucifi c R ai·1ron cl on t I1c H,rnna and '.\Icdicinc Bow
l'lln nwhe
1
,
annnf was
• cl 111
• 1888, 1111d Iind
two sons1 botl
. on u brun c•It I'me. H c was 111nn1e
1
0
1
)lr C'·trd' .
t " IOlll entered the ranching business with him. In 1920
• • • "&lt;'11 re urned t H
pnny us house ins cc·to..° . nnn'.L ~o _rc-c~t~r the cm-ploy of the con! comyenr Int .
S µ
'fiom ,1!11ch position he retired in Julv 1030. A
ct' on eptember l he d' d } ·1 1· •
•,
b ,.
ns he ,1·ns known t I . . f .·'
le w 11 c l\' tng on his ranch. "Cncle Do ,
.tntcre~t througho ot I11s
I tends wn •
, I d'd • •
k
t'
.. l'f . ' .. s a :;p en I cattzcn nnd too • nn nc l\'l'
u us I c 111 e1n c matters.
1929 :\fr
RobCl'_t :\I
• formerly Genern.l l\lastcr i\lechanic 11.t
RockInSprings
II'· .
• un·,

• t·.

Fon D1sT1Ncu1sHF:1&gt; SEnv,ct

HISTORY or UNtON PA CIFIC COAL M1N.:s

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l\I I', C,n&lt;lwcll ·, ~\ u~anunousl)' chosen by the Old Timers to succcecl
• l \ 11 • n1un· was f 0 11
• 1030 by Mr. Chris Johnson, who
owed m

213
is remembered ns 11 ~foster :l\Icchanic at Cumbcrlu11d, W yoming. A
b1·ief sketci1 of i\Ir.
Muir's life may be found
in an earlier clinpter in
this history.

Mr. Joseph :McTec,
Sr., was elected in 1931
to preside over the affairs of t he Old Timers'
Associntion. Born at
Da iry, Ayrshire, Seotu,
lnnd, on '.\forch 27,
1875, he later cnmc to
Illinois with hSs parents, and in the late
eighties, moved to Rock
Springs. He wns fifteen
years old when he begun his ser"ice with The
U n ion Pucific Coal
Lefl to right: }&lt;111H' \ I/ orgun, If'. D. '" Billf ' R)'UII, CompanJ, being taken
and / 0/111 P. II hit&lt;•. T!trt•&lt;' much loved members of into No. Seven Mine,
the U . .\/. II'. of , I. 11 ho thrilled to the Old Timers' R o ck Springs, with .
Association lfru11io11.~. ,llr. White. former President his father. :;\fr. MrTee
of the U. ,1/. rf'. A .. ilil!cl eptember 21, 1934.
worked at various mines
ut ~ ock Spri11g:, for u period of forty-one years, and was retired from
acb\'C ,-cr,·ict• with n pension on account of ill health, on November
1. 1931. J-ij,. dl•ath occmr ed December 11, 198~. Prominent in community
ll'Ork un&lt;l in the affair:, of the t · nited i\Iinc ,vorkers of America, where he
held man_,. l'l'1'ponsible positions, he mnde himself felt as a real force in the
town.
:;\[ 1·. :;\lc'l'cc was succeeded as President o! the nssocintion in 1932 by
l\lr. J. Stanley Preece, of Rock Springs. i\Ir. Preece, a nntive of England,
c~1mc to \\'Joming in 1908, working in Rock Springs No. One i\line. He
daed on September 7, 1935, nt t he age of forty-one. In 1033 l\Ir. D. Y.
B ~~I _of Rock Springs succeeded :l\lr. Preece, and the following year i\fr.
\\ 1111nm )lclntosh of Superior succeeded Mr. Dell. i\Ir. :McI ntosh, born
in W estfield, Scotland on D ecember 8 1880, became a citizen of the
.
,
'
H
U mted States when his father took out his naturalization papers. e
was deeply interes ted in First Aid and Mine R escue work and held certificates ns mine foreman, gas watchman and shot firer. His untimely death
came on February 0, 1936.

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The Old Timers' Association President in 1935 was Mr. Fronk L •
:l\IcCnrty, formerly Mine Superintendent in Rock Springs, who now live~

�HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC CO,\L MINES

Fon 01sT1NcursHr.o Sr.nvrce:

. O d
Ft h His .~uc·cc!HiOr was :\fr. Chnl'lcs Gregory. 1\fr. G 1·cgory
gb
en,•
Ohio, on 1\lu•v 14. 1882,
nnd fil'st entered
was orn in ,a,•a··'e)i'inuton,·illt•.
n
.
he
l,;nion
JJncific
Coal
Compa11,
.·
Ill :\Inrcl1, 1894. I•'t·om
O
f
T
1
·
t I1c emp oy
I •
that dale· forth he continued to wo1·k _fol' t 1c company, except for two
• f Ill
• t e1'\·nl.s, tit"" first
• when he wns with
. the Centrnl Con I &amp; Coke ComI&gt;rie
panv for :-ix months, and the i;econcl, wl11d1 lasted two JClll's, wlwn lw wni,
on the pay rnll of the :\Icgenth Coal Company.

Superior Hirrh School. :\I I'. Powell hns been
n member of the Old Timers' Association
since 1930.
There II re twn othe r Old Timers especinlly worthy of mention here, ~Iessrs.
J'rtcr lluum, Sr., and P ntrick Husscll. " ' hilc
tlw\' ha,·c held 110 offil'ial position in the
,\!,;oci11tio11, their :,cn ·icc records nrc out:;tn11cli11g, 11s is 1hl•i1· w11r111 int erest in the
C'oul Co111p1111y and in the annual Old Timl'I':..' Hc.• union:,. :\ I,·. Roam s tarted Wlll'k for
till' L'nio11 Par ifil' Hnilroud Compn11y Coal
U c pnl'l111l.'11t u t .\ lmy in 1877, the ::.nme year
lhnl Ju• ti r,t a1Ti 1!'cl i11 the United States,
c,m1ing f r11m S o1111 r &lt;·1&gt;1dl''• D e1·byshire, England. lfr \\ 01·!-.-d in turn in Scofield, Spring
\'idle\'. and ( 11111lwrlu11cl. und he wus emCHARLF.S GnECOIIY
p lo_n:d a t the la1,t numed town ut the time Unit Foreman at Rock Springs
of hi~ rdire111t·11t, .\l ny ] , 1926. ::\Ir. lloum
li, c,; "ith hi::. wife in O•~dC'n, ' tuh. The second rcmn1·kablc Old Timer, 1\fr.
Put ril•k Ilussell, is u I.rue son of Ireland, having been born at Gilkee,

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in

Hnl'l'Y A. \Vyla111, the twelfth President of the Old 'l'imeri.' Allsociation, first' entct'ed the
.
, - - - ~ ~ - - . - - -- .
ser\'ire n l Tono in 1911. lr-,,, --- -- - - --0::,::t4,,
Prior to his Inst po- , •
silion as outside engineer at •'(''' )fine, Supet'ior, he wns fo,· four
~·e,u·s postmnsh:r nt Superior. :\I I'. W y I 1t m
passed nw11,r on :\forch
13, H)-1,(), nftc-r a brief
illnt•ss. The thirteenth
Pt'esi&lt;lcnt of the Old
Timers, ;,uccl-t-&lt;ling )fr.
Wyln111, ll'ns :\Ir. 0. C.
B~l'l,ler, who wus born
in Schuyler, Nebrnskn,
illotorma11 Charles Smith, ulw.,r l11,·11111uth •t• is
September H , 18iR. In 110w cm flo11orary ,\/ember of th ,, Old I it11a.1· As1896 he be c n m e n sociation.
pumper in ~o. 0 n c
'.\line, Hnmm, 1111d since that time he ha,, been l'mplo.n•d l'Onl i11uously by
the con! compnny, his Inst position being that of hoi-..ting l' nginct•1· nt
Hnnnn No. Folll' '.\line.

The President of the Old Timers' ,A,.,sociation for 1939 was :\fr. Obie
Powell, of Superior. 1\h-. lJowcll wns born in C 1u·bon, ,Yyo111i11g, August
11, 1895, the son of Hnchcl nnd William H. P owell, both of whom nrc dcel'nsed. He 1110,·etl to Hol'k Springs with his parents in H)00, and nttendl·tl
i;chool then•, nt Spri1_1g rullcy, und Superior, entering the ser \'ice of the
c~mpuny us snubber 111 Superior "C" ~line in 1910. He hus worked conhnuously sinl·c thut time with the exception of one yen r, J um•, l 918, to
Junl', 19H), spl•nt in the l:nitccl Stutes Army, ten months of which w11s in
Fi:ance•. :\[r. Po_well hns wo1·h•d nt rnrious occupations, including boss
:~n~;er, ,111 Supt•rio1· "C" i\finl', old "E" Shaft, "A" l\line, Superior Store,
. Il :'lime. nnd mie year in the Hock Springs mines. At the present time he
1
" lnm1, house nth•11tl·111t 11t "C" "J'
• • which
·
•
.•
•' me, n position
he )rns I1c· Id since
;~n1;·b; l9:W. :\Ir. J&gt;owdl was mnnied to Caroline C'onzn.tti in October,
~ 11 • Thl'Y ha,·e had three children, Cathel'ine Kenneth nnd Donnld. The
11
l'~ t two u re dt·cc11 , d 1•I11'I D
· ti ic'
:sc , '
c &lt;ma IcI, 14' yNu·s' of age, is n. .student 111

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ANOTHER OLO•Tll\lE GROUP

Left to right: Frank Handin, Material Clerk; ·'Kiel" Gunnell, a foot-racer;
Mr. Gw111e/l, brother; Gus Paulson, prospector, in doorway {wit/, beard); Tom
Tf//,itmore, Foreman in 1881 and Superintencle11t, 1886-7; S. B. Chase, Master
Mechanic, 1880 t-0 1886; D. A. Clarie, brother of D. 0. Clark; Jesse fumes,
Blacksmith.

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HistoRY OF UNION PACIFIC Co,\l, M1NES

Fon D1sT1Ncu1saEo SERVICE

I
t ·ed l'nion Pncifi e R ailroud service at Armstrono
County ~lnrc;., I ~ ~;~ ~~ l883 becnn1e u11 cmplo_yc of the Coal D eµartm ci~t
11
J(nnsns, m 18,S, H • l'Ol'ked foi· the Coal Company at u 1111111be1· of ih
1
ColorttC o. cd ' is hoisting e11&lt;•111eer
•
r 'I' wo 'I'
ll t Com O,
a t ,no.
"' 111c, Hnnnu •it•
&lt;l
was
engnac
'.
b
•
II
town~, nn . . f. :' cnt 011 AufTust 1, 1926. iir. Russe pa~scd away' 'in
the tune of ]us le n cm bcr 5 193!).
•
Dc1wcr, Colorudo, DecCJll
,
ther Union Pacific Coal Company Old Timers
There
arc many O
d J
l
•
,
. .
cl 1 d who ha.Ye rendered honest an oya service to the
both livt~tg an c_ ~ndu~tr)' where the transient workman is t he l'llle ra ther
11
rompnn,• · 1n nn
•
• 1111grn
•
t· ,,,J ci·e more thnn Ill
nny oti 1cr fi eJd , I H bo r ""
tory
th1rn t Iic cxcep 1011, 1 '
- .
. C IC
,
•,
d 111
· dci&gt;endent 'l'he l:mon Pacific on ornpo.J1)' 1·cccinl occi,1css. un
rcst
'
l
•
ti
.
b 1·tself The same nnmes are s 1own m 1c pn._y !'Oils vcut·
•
. d f
t'
.
~
PJCS ll _p1O('e y•1•11 1T evidence
of n Iona: peno o con m uous :.1!1·,·1ce on the
~
£
_
11f ter yeur, bCt\ J o
)art ~f these mt?n. More thun t hat, the name~ o :,oil · und g l'~ndsons
:ippcar beside those of the older men, and contmue to a ppc1u· a ftel' the,

retirement with compensntion for the miners who had given not less than
twenty years to its service, and who were overtaken by bad hen.Ith or
old nae. Since the system was instituted, more t hun one hundred cmployes
hu,·e bl&gt;een retired with pension. Injuries to mjners, too, were made the
responsibility of t he Company, and en.ch year it contributes muny thousands o f dollars to the " ' yoming State Workmen's Compensation Fund.
The executi,res of The l,;nion Pacific Coal Company have been most zealou:- in imisting thut the stu.te officials guard the fund carefully, and
mnkc just payments to inj ured men or to the dependents of men who gave
thci l' lives fur industry.

216

Thomas Hall, Assistunt Band
l.eadcr 11I Reliance.

lames Sartoris, leacler of the
Rock Springs. Reliance. TFin·
/011 and Superior Bands.

older men have pnssed away. Like the famous boat builders of Engln nd ,
who liut~ded their trade sec;·ets nnd their occupation prou&lt;lly down fr0 !11
gl'ncrahon to generation, the miners of Southern ,-v)' Oming make then·
wo1·k
•
p uc1fic
• Coul Compunv an honored fan11ly
• tru d't'
1 101~·
. for. Tlle Punton
Tlus ut titude of respect and loynltv sho~ by the company's employes 15
~tu lllnltcr of chance. The ofliciul; of the company realized long ago th nt
ey ndtUSl meet respect with respect and loyalty with loyalty, and th eY
s11upe lheir po1·icies
• uccordmgly.
·
'
• t ed
The
Coal Company enrly •mstttu

In nddition to it. cont ribution to this state fund, the company is
by fnl' the hen ,·ic~t lnxpnye l' in ull the communities where it has proper-

ti,•,,, ,ind, 11.:,. such. it hn.,. contributed the major portion of moneys needed
not 011ly for dny-to-d a) l xpenses for govemment, but for civi~ impro~eme11 t i:; n~ well. The comp,111y has con tinuously offered t he services of its
lt:rh11ici,t1h in planning nil mujol' public improvements, in order that
public money spent would p roduce the mujo1· r esults: ':('he company built
antl 111ni11tnin communib halls in its various commumtics and has encour11 ,,.l·cl the ol'g1i nizutiQ11 l;f community councils. It has also outfitted and
otht•n1 i-.e ;,upportcd ti,·c bmss l&gt;unds in its various towns, together with
tht• fam ous ) fcA11liffc Kiltie Band. It nwnrds prizes for every type of
connncndablc community a ctivity - fo1· better gardens, for cleaner yards,
for Snfoty and Fi1·st Aid work, nnd for many other civic projects. In 1928
it innugurntcd II scholarship for n. complete cour:-c in mining engineering, to be
gin•n to the son 01· wurd of an cmploye,
prc11·iding ul:-o thnt upon completion of
the c:ou 1·,;c the grndun tc would be given n
posi tion wi th the Coal Compnny. Boys winning the schohm,hips receive six hundred
dollal's a ycul' during their nine months in
college, in addition to their t uition and
mnfriculation fees. l\fr. l\Innuel J. Grillos,
now Assistant Safety Engineer, was sent
through the MissoUl'i School of Mines at
Rolla, Missou1·i, by means of the scholarI
ship, and others who have received the
scholarship nrc Frank P. Lebnr, ,John E.
I
,villson, und ,vulfred E. Hensuln, ull of
whom were educated at the Colorado School
Eugene Evans, Assistant Band
of Mines ut Golden, Colorado.

J

Leader at Superior.

Another splendid contribution to the
welfare of The Union Pacific Con.I Company's employcs is the "Employe's
1\foga1&lt;1ine," which, published monthly, chronicles the highlights of wodd
problems, literature, items of industrial importance, and personal

�HISTORY or UNION P ACIFIC COAL

218

111

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rvrINES

news of local intc n 's t. It- is a .
litcra ry au thori I y. ho u sc Ii O Iti ~~~dcnseu
lucnl ncwspn per n II in one 1111 ,] • . P• nnd
,
~ l:a ·1·,e
a word of propnganda. 'J'hc 11 1d0
. • _s not
az11 , •
•
Sl'nt to enc,I mine r without chur;' • ic is
ure othe1· co11tribution.~ that the c~;d~lCt•c
pnn_y lllls 111adc. It hn:; s up1Hii·tccl ti 0111 •
• l r out mo ,·t•nir ,i'- , Ile no).
S cout nn&lt; I G Jr
lS.
llt1C I
.
the lcacIc1· 111 the o rgn ni:f.atiun of Gil"!
&lt;.'&lt; •
in that urc11 wn • 1u1 c urly cdilur of tl•c ,~~,lits
1Hng·nzinc,"
:'I I ii;~ .Tc~si"
' IcT), · •~ll 11)0,·c's
J
~
' ~ •'
Ill 1'111 I
It hus crc&lt;'l cd c on1111 u 11i h• · Ch i•i:, t 111 It "· t,l Ccs
1c •
1111nua II•r, s po
nson•d
frl't'
,•11t"i·t•t'
i
1
1
•
,
~
•
1ncnts•
nnd cnusetl 1t · fh-c co11qM n \' ~to 1·l':-, t f · ,
' I
•
•
0 Ill"•
ms 1 equipment for ha -,·lmll. ,-uftlrnll
ls&lt;1ial, Slu:rratl, Band leader buskctbull
tcums.
' 111111

lla,uw.

T HE

nA.,os
-- n-·'" HIC H Fum, . 1M .

pper left- Superior B d

ISH

C~nl

Lou·er Le/l- l/n1111n Ba d
11

' usic 1-·on THE O LD Tmims' MEETINGS

.

Upper Right-Rock Springs Band

er-1/cAul,J/e's Kiltie Bond

Lower Right-Rt!liauce and Tflinlon Ba 11d

Fon DIST ING UISIIIW s,mv rcE

219

For nil of this cffol't 1L11d expense, the management considers the
uiiucrs' cheerful rcspon c 11s pnymen t in full. It recognizes its obligation
to the loyal men who give the productive
years of their liYes to its service, and it
~onsistcntly labors to discharge :ts part
nf this obligation, both in its support of
community ]jfc und in its relations with
the men i,; their work. In 1933, when prices
we1·c low and the demand for coal wus s teadily falling, Pl'esitlent McAuliffe presented
t lie nnnual gathering of Old Timers at R ock
S pringi. with infol'mntion s howing the hcav_v
lo~:sc;, occurring in the operation of several
111i11cs. "The fads al'c, we !1twc ) ' Ct too
n1anv 111cn und too 1111rnv mi nes," i\1r. J\1c.\ 11t(1rc told the men. "F~·om t he standpoint
&gt;f : 1 W l• ll ma naged business, we should c:lo~c
L . . -_
__J(
' l'il hl.!r Win ton, whi ch employs 231, or R cJi,mct , which employs 170 mine workers,
1/iss rl1111a Jl/i//c,, who l11•• hi t I coul&lt;l not r econcile myself to turning
c11mc //11' :,•cnu,I l.nt!J JJ,,n,l,,,r 11111 11 C"ouple of hundred men in order to
nj thr Old Timt•r.,· A sso ciation r-llt•c-1 ~vc•n n ubs tnntial saving to the comin l &lt;J3R.
pany. H. lius a lways been my opini011 tl111t
the ll"Ol'd coopcrntion means a contribution
from both :.idt•,,:· Thal. in II nutshell, is the policy of The 'Cnion Pacifk
C'onl C'o111pnny
··. \ conti·ibution from both sides."

~})

�THE CnusAmNc MAvon

CHAPTER XXIII.

The Crusading Mayor
Tells the storr of a 1•oung German immigrant who came .11l .
wife to Rock Springs in his early manhood, who toiler! in tfte mw'. liis
, means necessary to esta.bl.mt
· 1 a. busmess
•
sat•e tne
career. who wa 1T1es
I lo
Maror of Rock Springs, serving for Len years, during wliic!t the sc·! ected
pa·11ed, sewered and drained. his crowning work Bunning Park O L y tz°s
it Citr Park). which u.nder the guiding hand of this quiet, kinJl ca ed
was transformed from n cesspool into an area of lush green gras y soul,
forty varieties of trees•and, a. wealth of flowers
in season. wftere 1,S• soldmc
.
peopl e Iovr to come 111
t11e s1tmmer e,vemngs
to s11. and think ne •e er
th!
.~tars come out. Tells of the ltonors paid the City's bPlovcd "Bu;
ll'he 11 lhl' rnd came. the last rites held in tlte Old Tim ers· l sso~ia§
absl! r
•
' bcaulr'ful fountam
. creeled in
. Bzumin~
. Park
• • to' th••On u11d.
ing.
anu.1 of Inc
of the man "whose love of beaut,• inspired the building of this prir/i:~e(n~?,'

~;,.t

R. Peter Christ-inn Bunning took office a
,·or
k S ·
M
. on anuary 1, 1924. R ock Spnngs wa!-; t hen tht' 1, ."""t c·t 9
'ti
•
TJ t d St
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&gt;f 1~l. QC

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.m ~
a cs wt 1out sanitary 11nd storm sewers, })ll\'CO i,, trects nd I •" JD
hghtmg
n_nd water system,
and sidewalks. T he road.,
cqu1tte
t
·
· ~- fo1· -t1·eet
~
:;·'tt icy
were
~~ ' wet strewn with loose ~-rn,·cl nnd punctuntcd wHh chuck h~lcs at
b~e~~d ·tt:r~J~s. 1;cr_c, obv1~usly, was 11 mining v.illa.ge tl 1nt had grown
n/ntte~ s /e~1 cnts. c~pec~ahons, a town nnd city tltnt hnd outstripped
1
moclcrn !n~n~infi~tp ~~ .; ~~ /he com-enicnccs .and foci Ii tics that nre n
m·cr witl1 tl1at fi • sb tn lu 1gb1lt. ::\Inyor Ilum1111g looked the situation
c1·ce ti s l}' UC
f I•
l I
.
hnrd 011 the 1·nc ··t
• • d bn;,;c O 115 , anc t 1c:n he shut his teeth
1 nblc cigar
'
an
went
t
k
Tl
•
b
.
0 \\·or·.
ten years to finish.
1c .Jo was to take hun
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•

J\fovor Bunning wns the • ·ti1 I11'Id .111
e
nnd Doi~oth,, B
• .
SIX
11 family of tt-11 born ~o Johun
• unnmll' tn Gebin S I 1 • H
••
horn :\larch H 1s59° H' f l ' c 1 eswig- olstem, Gcnuany. H e was
1
and cngcr to tr~vel a· d s at ici· wns a stock raiser. P eter was restless
1
enough to la V claim : tr setd~ff to sec Germany as l;O()ll ll&gt;- he was old
O 1
cntcr('d the 1{1'111\' to b • .ru uncnts of tl1c cooi1cr's trade. In 1880 he
1
nnd, follm1ing 1; 11 hon:~:bl; ~.th;-ce yc~rs of compulsory militnry service,
murk, to net o . tlic f
tsc 18 rgc Ill 1883, he went to Jutland, D en...,
orcman O f
l •
]
1
n .t niry fnm1. Thcl'e h e met and mttt'l'icd
t l' dnughtcr of n D . ·I
I
scurcch- n vent· nftci· tnl ll~s public official, Miss l\foriane Nelsen, and
r nited
· •Stat,.~
· bound f1c11· marnnge
•
I
X b
, .,,
or th
·c1c1 t 1c •voung couple embarked for the
' c ru.sku, they ·t
d f e mt lewcstcrn farm country. In Omaha,
R itw]'Ills. Y,voming
• s oppc II or a . b_rte
• f t·1me, and from thence• moved on to
6nn Y arrl\'
sp
d
h
•
,
• R oc-k Springs where tbe-v were to
• l'n t c rest of ti · .•
mg m
1e1r 11Ycs Tl
'
.,
• le young German found work almost im-

mediately a s n track laborer for the Union Pacific R ailroad, and later
became an outside workman for the Coal Company. Following this he
worked as a miner in old No. One Mine a nd continued to work underground
unt il he was nppointcd Chief o f Police of R ock Springs, a position he
held for four years under 1\layors George H. Goble and \,Villiam K. Lee.
D uring this period hl' kept in mind the lessons taught him by his frugal
father, and he saved enough money b_y 1900 to establish a business of his
own. H e chose cont racting- because it seemed in t hat swiftly growing com1nunil _y to offl' I' the 1110:. t promis ing opportunities. Capable, honest, a nd
shrewd, he found all lite wo rk he could handle, and he prospered, one of
his 111 rgcst con I 1·ucts thn t of the building of the old R ock Springs-Green
Hiver highway i11 1911.
' 'C'J1Tis." ho11 c.·, er, was not absorbed in the contracting business to
t!Je exdusion of o lhl'I' iMe rests. \Vhcn he s11w opportunities to enter other
fields, ;111d then• 1n•n' 11m11y of these, he did not hesitate to take them. H e
opened ,rhnt 1111, r bccnml· the )Icgeath Coal ~ l ine at the western edge of
the ci ty . nnd frnm it deli,·er cd coal by wagon to residents of the community. H e 111:.u clt,,·rtoped II large trnnsfcr company, headed b~1 his son,
,John. H is cnlt-l'J'l'ii-ing finge r wa • in hnlf 11 dozen pies and his money was
inYe:-h•cl in nlnrn-.1 nll uf them. In 1917, however, he began to uuload his
interest:., t urned ll1l' I nu1-,fer bt1siness over to his son, becoming, howen.'I',
P m,idcnl- of the Roel, Spring~ Fuel Company, with mines nt Superior,
Wyoming. ) fr. Bunni11g hacJ come to R ock Springs to build a substantinl
futun' for his family , and this he had succeeded in doing, but l1is satisfnctio11 was to be short-)i\'cd. His dcnrlv loved wife died on November 21,
1921, just a~ he had nttnined success.· Something went out of his spirit
with her passing: it wns n shock from which he never folly recovered. \Vith
hi:; wife gone nnd with nothing Lut tl1e management of the coal company
to kceµ him busy. he looked nbout for a new outlet for his restless energ.v,

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litSTOll\' OF UNION PA CIFIC COAL MINES

THE CRUSADING MAYOR

finding it in city politics. P eter B_unning was not a m~n designed fo.
failure of nny kind, and when he decided to s tand for election for the offi 1
f ::'\In)·or he did not foil. On Januttry 1, 1924, a Jeni· nfter his ent ce
? he took over his
• ne\\. t·1ti e a nd I11s
• . ne". 1.espons1bdihes.
. .. .
rnnce
ointo
, politics,
First among these_ ~·cs pons_ibiliti~s_, he felt, _was Bitt~r Ci·cek. The
creek, an open sewer, l,01hng p enlousl) mto flood 111 the s pring, nnd ~lllelling to hen Yen durino- the long dry sea son, chose Io &lt;&gt;verflow the Aµ ..
after the new l\fnyo~'s inaugurnti~n. 'l'he dugo~1ts that lined its bun~1s1
in the pioneer dnys of R~ck Sprmgs hnd. pers1l&gt;t c~l, . and a number or
families hnd e,·en ,·enturcd mto the channel itself, budding and filling, _
til cYery flood inundtttccl ~ozcns of ho1!1cs. The flood o f 192 J. wns 110 1111
c-:-;:.
ception. Simultaneously with the carrying On of rc:..,•m· wo 1·!- and snlvngc,
i\Ia vor Bunnino- began n c rusade to convert the hnYn rclmh a nd pcl&gt;tilent
str~nm into th~ beginning of n modcrn snnibtry l&gt;y, t, m. T he flood hud
pressed home 1rn unhappy lesson to the citizens of R od Springs, nnd the,·
offered willing cooperntion with the mayor. Forty lw t1, c, 11 l•re moved t~
the new Lowell Addition du1·ing the following month,. bu t t h ii. civic ,·it·tory was only the first step in the mayor's program l h· p t·oposed, hl'
told the citizens. to 1111tke fnr-renching chnnges. The Cit ,. Engineer 11· 11:directcd to make cet'tnin sunevs. The assistance of i1w l 11ion 'Pncifil'
R1tilroud and The U nion Pncifi~ C'onl Com puny cng i11c1•1·:.. ,1 11, solicited.
Plans wet'c drnwn up for the following projects :

1. Instnllation of a complete snnitnry i:,cwagt• ,-y,te111.
2. Di\-crsion of Ditter Creek nround the main portion nf th&lt;' (•it)··
3. Filling thc old chnnncl of the creek thrnugh the c ity .
-1-. Extension of the storm sewer systc111.

5. Extension of the storm ditch, which emptied into the c rl rk nt a
spot where the creek wus to be filled, so that it would empty into
the new channel.
S~ well had "Chris" Dunning sold his people on the idea, that they
,·otcd, m two bond issue rlections, n total of $425,000 for the work, and
t!ie Fnion P1~cific interests offered their support in these impro,:cmcnts.
( onhncts ?ctng u~rarded, the work wus begun in July, 19:H. Eilts Hudman, th~ C.ity Engmce1·, aided by l'nion P acific· engineers, hncl undertnkcn
th
e prehnnnury sun·cys, but it wns )In vor Dunning who wns to sec thnt
the. work went through nccording to ~diedule. In this mutter. his ':-"1.&gt; cncncc as_a co)itrnctor stoocl him in good stead. D espite n painful 11~st
.Jury :.;u nmcd 111 n recent automobile accident the muvor stoorl Ins
g_rou,~d: duily he dro,·c ovc1· miles of bumpy, grn;el rond, ~cting as combmahon fui·&lt;'mnn nnd s uperintendent. Once when someone expressed
cloubti-; ns to his nhility to accomplish the tnsk with the funds provided,
he anin:·crcd thl• cludlcngc by calling in three citizens, the cashiers of
three l'lt.}· h·rnk . t 0
a·t h
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d
nu I t c accounts as well ns to scrutinize eve
n' s,
olJar expe tlcd. His arm, crushed at th~ clbow refused to hea1 ; he was

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• d 1' ffi culty in adhering to his policy of using local lnbor wherever
·btc ·: u nd the complaints of citizens who were forced lo move
ha ,•ing
it was, po~s\he
construction w01·k came almost fnstcr than the hanicd
O
bccnu:sc
Id ~ettle them, but he managed to attend to nil of his duties
~Inyor ~-~~llli,; with the proj ect until it was finished. Bitter Creek was
,uicl to
I conni rtcd into n street, the creek channel wns detoured from
filkcl_ up nncll tinbow A\'cnuc to a point west of E lk Street, where it agnin
Po111t
•
Crec k· cImnne I, nn d a comp Iet e so.m·ta1·y
ll
I on
·ti til 1c o ri ,,.innl D1tt&lt;'r
unitec wli l • rre sv~km wns instnlled. All of the work was completed by
111id flooc :-1:,1 n"
•
fl d
.
tl
th • . rin r of J!l2(i. On July 10th o f th~t yenr_n oo as scr10~1s o.s . ie
c ~P 19i-J. l'llOH.' d o1111 , but instead of mundut,_ng homes, washing o.wo._y
Olll' in • ,,d d r i, inrr fnmili es to s prcnd then· beds on the roof, this
)()S&gt;.C'-SIOII,., ll
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the 1·u -. img 11•·i
• l.' r wns merely
.
. · u sp cctuc c or 1e miners o wo. c 1.
)[nycir n11 n r11nJ(, f.11tli \\'U S .1usl1fied .

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&gt;ro j,, t ,1 n-. of an entirely different n~ture. As a young
• • •
.
_H_1s t ~-d 1n,··· had brought with him to Amcncn whut hus been
,mm1g1 tlll •
• ·hi ,en-.c of order, p ermanence and beauty. H e came
cnllccl nn O_ltl 11't' '.'.111 11 f stn telv trees nnd parks, and he missed the p~rks.
&lt; '
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k • R ck Springs
from nn 11111 11
H is fril•nd-- ,,nil~d ,~ hl•n he hrnuchecl the idea o \f~ar~; E:cn the sag~

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brush had to struggle
to live in that soil! The
i\I a y O r' s persistence
won ·him the aid ofC the
sympathetic Coal omP."11)',
how c v &lt;' r, nnd
u.
th u 5 encourngecl, he
cl•osc
..... park site at ll
.
place where the c1·cek
orice }ind
been. Wntchu

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~~:d ~ho~-~~:::~d'
laughed nn en c 1
" Bunning's Folly," but
within a. short time the
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"Folly" had become a
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n pre.
d • IO park o no men
Corn&lt;'r of creek bot/om before being ma e w
tensions. Where s n g e
ll1111ni11g /'urk.
brush 110.d d roopcd,
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The persistence of the
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gruss thrived.
It was 11npossi
won out.
1
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stocky little
mun w1'til tiic "·I1ite mustnc ic lll
· ti t di•
his accomplishment Ill lO. .
He nttncked the streets next. T~dny f f . nd three-tenths nnles
O
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• • "ti can t - the h111•v1ng
oui nacccpted PJ~ cidlv
nncl
rection seems ms1gm
k I10les were
· w·t1
of paving but in 11 city where c uc
d . ·edible proportions._ . 1 l
•mcreused 't11xes were no t , t iu•s task assumeaiblc
mcisuccess, howe,.ci.· Citizens,
the lighting of the streets he had more tanb
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224

T1-1 E Cnu sAO INC MAYott

it seemed, were perfectly content to rattle nnrl bump over d
streets, but they_ liked to be nble to sec t!1c " s]1ell holes." 'I'he ~~~]~- ~itted
the mntter up with the Southern Wyoming Electric Comp l
~o~ took
only~ mnttcr of u short time before lights blazed nt C\"cr,~ ~yt noel it ,1•ns
.
I
I
.
. s i·ect co I.
'fhesc were by no means t 1e on y cons tructive changes mu l b
ner.
Dunning in his city. _One of l~is last major contributions w,:sc
tln?o1·
of the ends of the Lmcoln Highway nt the cn st ern nnd west".11 11• ~iking
· SueI1 no
• Icnt c1·1
• • )rnd hccn ~tirrcd"'l
n11ts• 0 f
•
the c1tY.
1 1,crences
o f opm1on
r oute ~f the higlnrnv through the city that the fcclc ral and st 11'Pt over the
•
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• c ""o,·cr,1
ments hnd refused to attempt to so ,·c t 1e problc111 nnd had !&gt;toi "'i 1 . .
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paving opcrnhons nt t 1c c1 y um s. t 1·cma111cd for ) l anH· 13 &gt;))Cl 111
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o btnm t 1c ne&lt;•c;;snry ng 1 o way nnc a cc end npp1·01&gt;rialion ·I · ,11{ to
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t c ,- trcct nnd a 1nnclcrn ~tccl' h\I .•IIIt I l'l•·
sul ted .111 t 11c 1.uu1']cJ"mg o f a concrc
close the city-wide gnp in the highway.
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After tl'n yl·n1·s as )Inyor, he r: tirct~ fro111 p ublic lit\ 011 ,Jiuiunry 1
193-~. So popular hnd he become dun11g 111s term" ot offke t hat ti e . •.• '
I
I :ill\ Ill"
. I&gt; k s .
I11\CI ~rown up Ill , uc • ... prmgs t rnt _,rnyonc who 1'11 11 ll!!ain:.t "Cl;ris~
Runmng for :\foyor would be automahcnlly clefcnt l,I. 0 11 t he cYcnin of
Fl'brnnry 8th he rccci,·ccl an uro-cnt call to meet 0111· o f hi, r1-·1,.11c1"· 1•11gtl
·t
·1 1 1
• 1
~
ll·
ct y co~111c1 c mm 1ers 1_11 1c 1t_y Hnll. H e wns la lt· t o t l,l· mcetin~ bccnuse 111s daughter had ms1stc&lt;l tlwt lie dinngc the old ,uit lw was wen rill"
f~r better clothc1-. and wh~,~ he nrriY~d Ill' found the fril·ncl II a, :!Olll'. but
'Ill~ _told the man wa:; wnihng for hun at thl' F.(k.., ll11mc. Till' mnn wns
w111tmg_; so were one hundred others of the city·,. kacling business nnd
profes!lronnl men. nll of whom hnd gatht•rccl to k nckr him n tt,,.timoninl

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anquet. The most prominent represcntutives of capital I d I b
b
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b h C
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n or were
athohc. nnd Protestan t cI1urchcs.
1 c1 s 10m ·ot
tllere' ns were ·minis
Friend t1ftc1: f ncnc ros_c to pr~1se Ml'. ~unnmg and his splendid work
of the United'['
work.•
, t me
. " formerd mtcrnnbonnl President
. .
J ohn P. \\'lute,
ers called I11m n goo counse1or, n sn 1c friend, and one who al,
'
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"
d h
vnys exercised his .best .JU . gmcnt, . nn t e coal ~ompanfs President, ~Ir. Eugene
~IrAuldl c. dcscnbcd_ the m1provcmcnts m _the city, for which the retiring
:\l nyor wa:. rcspons1blc. :\t the c~nclus1_on of the dinner a wntch wo.s
presented to ~lnyor Bunnmg, bennng this engraving: "Presented to P.
B_un~1i11~, F ('~ll"111t ry 8, 1;3'~! by loyal ~itizens of Rock Springs, in npprcc111tion of lw, h•n years fn,thful service ns Mayor of our City."

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In the &lt;.un11111 r of
H&gt;35 :\Ia_v111· Bu11 111nf "
bod_r began to gi n wny,
for he had "ork1•1l long
nnd hn rd nil h i, li f, . und
hnd gi,·en lti m~1·lf ,, ii hout stint 111 hi-.. f.unilv,
hi:- l,usinc,-,, n11d h·is
citY. He wn, eonfi nccl to
his· bed. and to,1 ard the
end of Juh· ltis condition bcca11;c :,; n serious
thnt it wn-, ncccssnn·
to issue bulletins for th·e
nrnny anxious townspeople who inquired
nbout his t·ondition. He
hnd no illusion!! himself
about his illness. He had
nhni.ys kept so firm n
grasp on life thnt he
.
.
•
knew instantly wlwn it
Memorial to 1:. C. Bunning, unvei~ed in Bunning
began to slip nwny. Park. Rock Springs, August 21, 193 •
During
the second week f } • •
. were pcr1111·ttecl• to visit
•
tc ft•nnly
•
m August onlv members o us 1mmc 10.
•
•
• ti
him, nnd on s·unday night, August 18th, he po.sscd nwny qme Y·
. ,
h
ti -irrnnl for a city-wide dcmPctcr Christinn Bunmng s dent wus ie :, '? 1 d t home. So mo.oy
onstration. Truckloads of flowers rolled up to_ ]us/ ~ 1-~s ms neccssarv to
persons wished to pay their Inst respects to Ulu~ iap ·Ii' Coo.I Comp.nny
h old t hc service
· m
· t I1e b"1g nu d"t
• m of T he . mon
I ortu
. . . dnet
n croclnmation reOld Timers' Building. l\Jnyor "\"Valt~r A. l\{mr ~i;s~e th~ funeral ser,·ice.
11
questing nil business houses in the cit): to clor u'
1e burjnl be simple,
I
Mr. Bunnin" had 1·cqucstcd before ]us dent
m 1
uld want to do
but how cmtld even he have know'? how mnuiope~a ~ow~ount how man)"
honor to his memory. Peter Bunmng never s PP

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Bunniu,,0 /'url· I00I .
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tanelles
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.
• ' mc,•rs riotous
zn
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o e11 selling.

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MtNES.

Tm: CRUSAD ING MAYOR

_.
. h d. H e was too busy mnking ~m overgrown mining camp into
f1
iends
he
_a Tlie People of Rock Springs were not to forget Mayor
a modem city•

As the yenrs pass Bunning Park grows more and more lovely, and
•
hours of the summer days mnny of those who knew
dur111a tlie twiliaht
"'
nnd l~•ed 1\Inyor Dunning come to rest, see and remember.

226

Bunning.
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21, 193u, JUS n Yl'l\l' n c1· l, n yo1· BunF l'l'da Y a ft er noon ' August
On
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I I\• g1en
. t C·orH·ou,·sc of c1b;,:cns·rnn1 1tr mu. c1I sf o f 'nt I r.
11 111b,7
11111,,.,S
. Dun
r
6
: B Ulllllllg
• p Ill·k to dedicate u beau ti u mcmor1a oun am o rosl'met Ill
colored granik.

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"ERECTED TO THE i\IE::\IOHY OF
PETER CHRISTIAN' BL\'i\l~G
::\IAYOR OF ROCK SPRIXGS
1923 to 1933

WHOSE LOYE OF BEAl'TY
! ~SPIRED THE BCILDIXG
OF THIS PARK IN 1926"
Such is the cnrn~d inscription that the memorinl bears, 11-. it rc~b; enthroned in the garden of trees, shrubs, nnd flowers, thn t were planted by
the mun who saw more in life thnn gathering dollars. ::\Inyol' \Vatter A.
:\Iuir in his introductory address said:
"When those who nre now listening to the sound of my ,·oice
nre stilled in death, the residents of Rock Springs who come nfter
us, thci1· children nnd children's d1ild1'l·n. will hold in deep affection the mnn who hnd conceived and worked out tl1c 111:rnv impro,·emcnts now enjoyed, not the lenst of these this l,cn~tiful
pnrk."
Other!. spoke fittingly nnd The rnion Jlncific Coal Compnny band, led
by Jumcs Sartoris, plnycd npproprintc nirs. Eugene :\lcAuliffo nh.o :.poke,
saying in part:
"We n1·c not honoring 'Chris' Bunninrr in dedicating this
beautiful memorinl to his mcmor)·, but inst~nd \\'C nrc honoring
011rsc&gt;lnis, whose privilege it wns to know him to work with him, and
to live with him. This bcnutifu) mcmorinl fo~ntnin lo&lt;•1ltccl immedintdy in front of the monument cr&lt;&gt;ded to. the mem~ry of the men of
Ho&lt;'k Springs an&lt;l ,·ic·init,r who died in the Great Wnr, in a sense
&lt;'mnplctes the c·onli~c·_rntion of Bunning :\fomorinl Park, nn&lt;l I know
thut those of ~ur c1hzcns who Ion• beaut_y and who come down here
t? sc&gt;c un&lt;l ~11JO)' the same, will, through the medium of this memorial, be rcmmdcd of the thougl1t thnt inspired this lovelv park, and
st
I trn thnt our prc•~ent :\In \"or's succesf.or, whoever he ~ight be and
whcnt•\'CI' Jin 11111,· .
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• th
.. • comt• 111 o o cc, nn&lt;l whutc,·er happens, w1 mn.rntum e ~tnndnrd of care established by our late friend and his su ccessor, ::'lluyor :'\Iuir."
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�THE MEASlJRE OF H UMOR

CHAPTER XXIV.

The Measure of Humor
Tells !,ow humor is the salt tl,~t savo:s life, of Ju'.slice Patrick Clancy,
Rock Spruzgs as Paul Bunyan
• wooJ s. f'.l-, ow "'
rr;,
1sconszn_
ong. C., hinc:ie
1111J, " Bube." !,is Blue Ox, are int ie
stable boss. broke and harnessed certain recalcitrant nwies and how ''Whislcers,'" a mule accustomed to work on _alternalc days. refu sed_ to_ ll'?rk out of
his turn, and how Quong Fat, a Clun~se converted to Ch:istiamty, f o~got
his religion when a refraclory mule failed to respond to lw1dly persuaswn.
• as nionumenwl a legendary figure m
qm1e
I 117.

66THE min~trcl:;y of the coal mi11er, whil~ t~ne~ to a minor-~~.\', does
ut times convey u measure of bumor, I resident i\l cAul 11l c wrote
in "The Romance and Tragedy of Coal." About t he lJUllLS of Southem
Wyoming hus grown up a weulth 0£ anecdote an? ~tory, itmoun Hng to a
sort of folk lo1·c of the underground, and contu1nrng, a s .\Ir. :.\lcAullifo
pointccl out, u measure of humor. A full measure it is, a mca \u·e heaped
and ornrflowing. There urc the stories of the Scot, t old i_n &lt;lialcct, and U1e
stories of the Chinese and the sto1·ics of the 'W elshman, ,rncl. in a class by
itsc_lf, there arc the stories of the inimitable Justice P iltrick Clancy.
So mnuy things l1uvc been said about the Justice in the ycnrs that
came niter his deuth, that he has assumed the proportions of a lcgenduTy

figure, ttnd it would be as difficult to vouch fo1· t he trnth of the -incidents
told about him as it would be to prow that St. Patrick did not d1·ivc the
snakes out of Ireland. In the shuffle of the years the nnmc of the small
mining community where "Judge Pat" presided us Justice of the P ence
luts been lost, and cYen the description of how he looked but he must
have bcc_n a strapping big Irishmtrn witl1 the stamp of E;.in full ou his
face, and he_ n~ust have lived in Southern ,vyoming becuuse it is then• thnt
tl~e most mmme'i ~omn:iunities claim him. Under Judge Pat's g enial Irish
e) e ~1 host of difficulties were settled, both in and out of con rt, for the
Justice 11' 11S not one to confine himself to the courtroom in his role of nrbit~r, nud i~ n miner came to hjm with u problem, the Justice would willingly
pick up !us hat and saunter off to the scene of trouble.
.
On one_ occasion a miuc.r uumcd .Mike, a friend of the Judge, as were
;:~,!l~~men ~1'.. the. connnunitJ:, dec1u.red his jutention of suing bis landlord.
. c cc'.1 lnmg 111 one of his houses" :\like explained "and kecpincr
my
0
cluekens m th l,
t • L ast mg
• h '
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t
the
water
pipe
broke
and
flooded
the
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nsemen
basemeut und drown d 11
cl • k
f
f
c 11 my • 11c ·ens. I want to sue for damages or
ti I
led odssto kmy cl_iickt:ns." Judge Pat, who liked his judicial office and int en
c O ·ecp it' pursued
• usua1 po1·icy of conc1hahon,
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snyrng.
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don' t bdicve I can give you any judgment in the · .
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The miner insisted, however, thut the Judge comec~,~~:~:/h:es, n-Iikc."
lool&lt; at the cell a r and the dead chickens and the J &lt;l
t1 house to
u ge, no at all un. .
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wllbugh, uccompanie um to Ins dwelling following 11•1 d
ti b
" • . AnkJ d
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J n own •1c nsement s ta~ 1~. 1 "~ ecplv~~ wutcr, Judge 11ut turned to his friend and
suid, J?Os1tivc y, l oldw,l· 1 ,be, your ~as~ isn't any good. Faith, and it's
not cluckens ye s 10u un•c een kapm' m this basement, but ducks!"
Another story is told where the situation wus reversed this fm
la_ndlord. being the plaintiff _and n tenant_ the dcf~udant. Tiic tcn:nt: :
widow WJth several small children, was bemg sued for eviction. Pat had
previomdy see~ the County Commissioners and made anangernents foi·
the payment o~ t he r ent. ,Vhcn the case came to trial, Pat listened gravely
to all f he tesbmon.y, a ud made. the following decision, "Lady, you cnn
sta_y in that house ,Just as long as you want to, and no one can put you
out." T lw hiwycrs fo r the plaint iff made serious objections to this rnling,
asking the Judge where he found any law to justify such a strange decision . .Judge J&gt;,tt replied, " That's a law of my own, which I keep for just
such emergen cies us tliis."
TJ1e Iri h judge was respected by eve.ryone in the mining town, but
cspeciall_y l,_r the Cbjnese, who were frequently brought before him for
min or infrudion ... a nd w!to, in consequence, had every 1·eason to want to
keep on good t el'1ns with him. ~hey 1r~re very cure!ul that no action of
thcirs or of uoy member of thcu· fonuly should n~ront th~ Judge, und
this feeling extcutk·cl c1·en t o the dogs. On one occus10n a Chmese severely
scolded his &lt;lo•r for barking at Pat, in the foU011ring words: "Whnssll
mnltnh }' OU l,~hkmn bahkum ullee time? I no likee you bahknm white
• ?"
bos ee mnn.' You no 'savvy white bossee mun wI1cn you see Ium.
\Yheo Juage Pat was first elected Justic~ of the Pea~e it was the
custom fo1· the Justices to retain all fees as then· remuneration. H~wever,
ufter a nmubcr of years n. new luw was passed, placing the J ustices of
• and
' r t'!qmrmg
• • ti1em t o 1em1
• ·t tl1e1·•·• fees • One
the P eace on a salary,
. morn•
• • d.1st nc
• t where Pat was Judge ' admg
the examiner came to t ]1c muung
d
vising him that he had come to check bis books. Ju~gc Pat consent~
graciously turned over his accounts, and discreetly disappeared for t 1
remainder 'of the day Retm·ning in the evening, he asked, "\iVell, bye, unc
•
J udge
I've
1 • "
.
. 'hi
ru bbed h'15 ch"n
how are. ye comin' a •long?" The exammer
worked on these books all day," he admitted, "and I ca,n't mak~ noyt ng
out of them." TVith a smile the J udge said, "Ye haven t unyt.ht~g on mef
bye I've. had 'cm for years 'and haven't been able to mak7anytlu~' out 0d
'em' either." The ex:amine1'. left that night without huvwg st ratghtene
out the books.
• k Clancy n.re 1egi·on.• these
The stories of Judge Patnc
. few. presenteu
ll
1\,,.ost "Tyommg romers cou c
t
k
f
tl
f
here scarcely touch the sur ace o ie s oc • J.•J. •
• • . nt order
cap them with a dozen more. There arc other stones, ~f a d~ffeihe . . r'
.
• t ns well liked, m t e 1ore o
as fam1·1·1ar and JUS
however, that are JUSt

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HISTORY OF UNION PACTFIC COAL MINES

the underground, and these arc the anecdote~ of tl11tt bcnst who:;e only
·ti Juclgc• Pat wus an unalterable
1ndcpendeucc of charncter •
Hp Wl l
r
k.IDSI•
The reference, in short, 1,; to the mu~c_- fh c m~lc ha~ _alwnys been prcfcncd
for mine wm·k on account of its 111;pltty und its ability to take care of it• tight place something wl11c\1 a horse c.locs 11ot seem to be able to
seIf 111 u
,
.
k• S 1
\\1
•
do. The mules purchased for mme wor • in out 1cm ;rnming were l1tt·gely bought in Knnsns City, and were n~l Cllstcrn 01· nudwestcrn ?reel. be. ti·n,.tnble and u-cntlc. Ou one occasion, however, n number of wc,- tcl'n
mg
'
b
•
I d I•
mules were
purchased,
wluch
proved not to 1.
ue ~o 1111·11
c • 11 ~et It _w:u.. both
difficult nnd dangel'oUs to get nenr them, nn~ "?ng, I he ChtrH.'~l' 111 d1ui·gc
charge of them d11ri11,r
Of the mnin bnrn ' who was brriven the duty of •ttdung
I
•
b
a probntionary period before they were pu~ Ill t IC mine?. wa,- morc than 11
little ner,·ou:i when he wus forced to come Ill contact with tlw111.
'fhc first thing thut ,vong did wus to uttnch a fifty fnot b1gt-l1 of
rope to the halter of euch und ~ive them the run ~f the corrnl. Then nll
thut was necessary when he dl.'s1red to tuke them into the ... table wus to
rcucl, down t1ucl pick up the ends of the ropes, thus obviitling I l1c necessity
of coming within range of flying hoofs and ,·icious teeth. Once in the
stalls, howe,·er, the problem was how to hurness a nd unliarn,·, , thern, anti
Wong puzzled long nnd desperately befor e he found the solution by making a long hook with n handle, whereby he could s tand al n rrspcctful
distance while working with the hnmess. One morning wh ilc ,vong wus
manipulating the hook to put n hnlter on n mule, another cmployc hennl
the Chinese youth talking to the restle~:; little bcn!-ts in nn ndiniring
fashion. "I no likl'c you, you heap clnzy mules," \Vong wn • tdling them
frankly. "You no got sense. Bos~ee man I think so not got muchcc sen~c
buyum you. He tnlkee he pay one hundled twentv- fi n ~ Jollnh one mulcc. I
no pay tiYe cent nllce bunrh. Bosscc man pay h~np money for you; you
rntchee too_ mucl1rc chow chow; you likec ,-Jecp corral llll day: you no likce
work. I tl11nk :.o you pletty smaht mulce. You fool ec bo,-,-l•c man too
muehce."
Although 11\ost of the mule drin•rs were Chinese, one of the men wn:11

_Welshman. The forcmnn had picke&lt;l him out from his buddies in thl'
mines because he seemed to be sonwwhnt more n_lt-rt and intelligent, uncl

nppcarccl to have_ the 11111te1·i11l for a good haulage man. In conse&lt;jut•ncc,
.Toe s~on foun~l h1lllsclf dri,·ing a mule in a section of the mine which was
somctnncs subJect to squel.'zes. One da}' in goina up one of the rooms with
nn empty cnr~ the mull' stopped and r~fuscd to ~novc further. J oc trudg,•d
up to the 111111llllls hcud and found that during the night u squccY.e hnd
dcYclopcd nn&lt;l the roof of the roadwav wns too low for the mule to "0
th;·ough. Seizing a pick, Joe attacked the roof with enthusiasm, and "~s
11
st
; Y opp~d by the sharp cxclumation of the foreman, who came into the
oom_ut tlus moment. "Joe, vou idiot" snid the foreman "don't '-'OU know
t l,at 1f You d" • tl
f ••
'
•
J
like that you're liable to bring the whole top
down on• You~igy Ill -Ile roo
Id
d'
•
.
.d
• • ou "wu
tg a place out of the bottom" To which J oc re·
p)te ' "D')•e tb·Ill k• I'm crazy, it's his head that won't go• through!"

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231

All of the men had g1·ent respect for the mules' I
d
,
I •. d
c cvcrncss an stubornness
.
.
I'o
t
u
:s
en
one
former
cmplo'-•e
relates
tl1e
·t
f
t
b
•
•
• ••
•
., .
.
!:i ory o
wo oId
the
I cti I cd list, whose pension consicted of
•
· ti1c
lll ulc~• pl need on
.
.
.
.
"
gruzrng m
sun nil d1ty, with the light duty of pullmg the tool wagon of Robert Muir's
chain gung between the shop at ~o. One Mine and the job, wherever that
hnppe11cd to be. 011 nltcmn.te days. The grey mule was named ""Whiskers"
11110 the roan mule "Big Head," because 11e had such an enormous craniu;n
thnt uo collar but h_is o,,·n would fit over his head. "It was my duty each
morning. l~ccau ·c I lived nea r the barn," the Old Timer related, "to harness
the mules rn !-lll'II_ and tnk_e the wn gon to the shop for the tools. This particular mormng it was Big H ead 1s turn to report, which he would faithfully do by s ta nding quietly nt the manger in the middle of the corral."
Dig. H t·nd'~ collu r wns dnmaged, howeYer, and Arthur D ixon, the barn
boss, ckcln red l 1111 t, n 1his ke rs would have to go out again th1lt morning,
(ncking 11unthe1· c·ullar that would go over the other mule's hend. The
employe n·ndL, Lhut he went to " 7 hisker::; to put the rope over his
hend to h nd him to the h a rness in the barn, when "he very indignn.ntly jun,ped mrny from me and ran all over the con-al with me after
him. I had to gi,·e up the chase and go tell Arthur he would have to help me
to ca.td1 till' hiuhl y offended Whiskers. It took both of us u long time to
cntch him bc•e~u,·r h e knew it ,1•1ts not his turn. I always thought Big
H ead sn 1il~d. T hi,, was nbout the time the miners first organized in Rock
Spri1ws
und it 111av
be he hnd caub"ht -the spirit."
..
h '
•

In order to cope with the intelligence sho:1·n by the rnu~es, the Conl
Company assigned some of its most unclerstandmg men a~ dnvers. quon_g
Fnt w11s ouc sud1 11rnn. a Chinese who had been n school mstructor m lus
own co1111trv whe re he had been converted to Christianity. His first contad with n ;1;ulc c,ur1e when he was told to handle some mine cars filled )vith
rock, which wa:; being cleaned out of an old nir cour~e in_ one of the mmcs.
Despite hi c&lt;lucntion. Quong was not successful m Ins first _efforts to
• t dcaI of t"me
mnnage the mule, and •he ,-pent a g1ea
1 , 1·t was noticed the1·eaftC'r in hanc,•ing wistfully about the mule stables where the more s~tc'
•
b
• •
ti1e11
• . ch a1ges
.
fo1• tl1e day. One mornmg
ccssful
dnvcrs
were prcpnrrng
the mule boss went to Quong's place of work to look the n~ule over n.nd_ to
n-i\"c nnv instrnctions thnt might be needed. On appr_oaclnng the wldorkmg
"'
• wns shocked to hear a toHen t o f p10
. f a mty . that wou 1lfiYC
place he
•
d
Am
•
donc justice to the most hard-bot 1e
encan mu Ic-s kmner
• •. H"
. • rcmon•
.
.
.
.
b
d
I
e
for
a
Christian
strated with Quong telling him 1t wns a nnguag
d to . use
d
• •
• • ti111t I1~ hn
rccc1YC.
.
nncl th1lt he should not forget the rehg1ous
trammg
. Chma
.
m
Quong waved these remark·s awo.y .• "When I religious
k Smnn• lll
Chinn I talk politclv to class room boys, and when I come Roe· pnngs
.
•
• t e " •ith' but helksome·
mmes
I nlso talkee same
language to mu1cs I associa
f
•
1
t
I
•
11
how do not understand. I politely exp ess o m, lllld he do not wa u• , 1or·
. l1e on1Y s h n ke I1e"d~
nnd long enrs. ,,, icn
" ~ "
wards when I request so to ]11m,
1
·1·
f
b
my big boss come my plnce he not have sm1 mg ace, 11t he look me. close
b ·tY
• s1w '' Vhcm you start mo,·c t h"1s 1ock s qmc
• kl Y?' I tlv
to explnnt
nnd
J
••
I c.1·u.J ou t•
•
d
t
bod,·s
wl11ch
m no
mulc·s, but he not listen; wa.lk away an say o some
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HlSTORY or UNION PACIFIC CoAL MINES

TRE l\11r,:,1sunE OF Hmmn

.
b0
ot hcncl:; made Hom woods.' rrhcn I decide to do some-see.' 'C)uncse
g morning big
• mu Ics I1ousc un d. 1·1s·t en t o "I
1·
so I O Y
cvcly
h e 1can mule
t~ngs,
s ghow he talk mules. No! no! not pol1tcl_y, but when he talk,
dlivers boy '
f l"I so I decide to t ly t hat Mclic1u1 mule boy language
mules t11ey move as .. ,
I
1
f'
·t work plett)' good. )Jules 1c 1110,·e p etty u:.t, and locks
on my mu Ics and 1 .
he disappear out qmckec.
.
•
.
.
"I think when big boss come ngnm he happy ubout locks 1110,·111g nn&lt;l
will hnYc lots of smiles with his face.''
nnother note was struck by a former mil road 1:mploye
A11d s t ·11
l
•
• work-,
01·
.
.
Allred
who chosen subJect
t Imt 1·1cs c Iosc t o ti 1c 111111c
.
J amcs 1ver
~" \\' I
I
,
., 1·r ti t ·s "Will the mine work tomorrow.
1cn t 1c ,·crscs that
e1 s i e, 1a • '
.
I . 1 ti t bl
,,
'-"
f llow were written the gnlnxy of mine w 11st cs _lit
c,1 '' on, or "no
,:ork," were on their way out, "Cent ml,'.' "Blu1 rt own" a n&lt;l "~ady Megeath." Only n few months later tl~e boiler p1unts at thc:-c nnnes were
closed dO\m. The energy they supplied could be pu1·cltnscd more che~tply
from The rnion Pacific Coal Company's power plunt at Hock Sprrngs,
and so another chnnge took plucc.
"OPERA OF THE :\IINE \YHISTLES''
"Just as four o'clock comes crcepin' round
In the lazy summer time,
A little opera tukes place with the town
0£ Rock Sp1·ings as the stnge, and,
Strangest of 11U, the various coul mines are the actors.
As the ltunds of the clock reach the hour of four
It'1 u cue for the opera to begin.
First, from the southeast end of to,rn,
Comes the rich baritone of the Central
Blaring forth one long blast and n short one,
J.ctting ull know that the mine will
Again rob Mother Earth of her black power on the morrow.
"Blairtown next blazes forth tl fine tenor Yoice
That swells as it proud)~· sours o'er the housetops
And hills of that mining town,
And, 1H1 the silvery notes slowh- fodc 11way,
With thei1: echoes still haunting tlte valley, •
The mmcrs nod and say to each other
'Just as I thought, she nin't going to
'
'i\lork but two dn:vs again this week.'
"While the men launcl; forth into the favorite talk
0£ the future of coal mining and kindred subjects
Ludy }legeat_h takes the stage umid the applause
.of the switch engine on the railroad track
As it,calls for a clear crossing at 'C' Street.
lcr_r modestly, she lifts her benutiful contralto voice
rro the fluffy, white clouds overhead, and,

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233

After nn encore of a short solo,
Accompanied by the rnmbling of the 1·ouml-housc t\ll'ntnble,
She has 111forme&lt;l her miners thnl
011 the 11101"1"ow they'll huvc a holidny.
"Now comes the feature of the late afternoon,
)lone other thnn Mr. U. I'. ut Number four,
C:ren l i~ the stir ns he gal11tntly takes the stage
Amid the shouting of gigantic l,oilcrs and loud humming
Of the: generators nt his feet.
Now he bursts into song with deep-throated bass
That he only can produce,
For hi,- song is usually the longest of all,
'.\I nny men in hi:, cmplo_r 1111d he must please them,
So pours fo1·th his melodious notes,
Thundering back 11n&lt;l fo1·th in echoes,
Thnt nil mu:.t repol't in the morning
,\1ul fill the L"nio11 Pacific orders.
rrhc miner at rest in his little home
J .o\\"Cr~ his paper to inform his wife
Thnt he want hnm in his bucket instead of beef.''
Tf nil the humorous and pathetic incidents told of happenings in and
ahoul the mine» were plnccd on 1·ecord, there would be little space for history in a modest \'Olume , uch us this. Not less thun fifty distinct races
mn~lc their contribution to the working forces in the mines during the past
sc,·enty orld yca1·s. ?lluch of whnt was humorous came from the mixture
of mcc and t~ngue i,wolved, but whatever the variety we have the authority
of that dour old Scot, Thomas Cnrlyle, that "humor has justly been reanrdcd ns the fi11est perfection of poetic genius." The gentle Chinese were
in their du r e,·er the innocent charactel's in many stories, of which there
wns no better teller thun Mr. George Il. Pr3·dc, whose pigeon English,
like his Scottish and English dialect, would, if he had chosen that !'oad,
l1avc won l1im plaudits on any vnuclevillc stnge. v'lhc1·e there is humor there
is ulways room for hope.

�C1Lu1tc1:I 5Pin•:s Ov,rn Ro cK Sr111NGS ANn HANNA

CHAPTER XXV.

Church Spires Over Rock Springs and Hanna
Tells of !he 110rly struggle to estublish the churclws of Rocle Springs,
the work of t /11! "J\lart!tas" who th_en as 110 w. se~.v and serve wl,e;~ver Goel
1 ll.iOfh' 1JY .t.11e army O 1/1.ccrs sla• wars·In·/."P"
15
, ~1f ,· of tltc purl• 1uke11. 111 clmrc
Clw·,.wsc
f S
Sprin"s
Jollowlflf!
!he
massacre
,
I
t
Roc'r
/,one/ a,
,,
i,
I
·t I So . t'Iplemhcr
·t
. 2'
1885. wlw will, !heir comrnuflds rc~wined t.1cre 1111./1 l zc pams , r m:eri_can
War · of 1898 look them i11lo ac/iue service. Ho1~• _1!, e seueml pn.nc1.pal
churches u:cre buill and of the clerg,•men who m1111slereJ lo tl~e tnP11 of
the mines (Ind their families, with a sketch of the work do11c• w Na111w.
v

235

scientious man, Bishop Young served his people well for ten years, ?eing
followed in 1928 b)I Mr. J oseph I. ,i\7illiam~. It is largely due to t he mflucncl' of Bishop "Williams that the Mormon people have the church and
active religious nnd social program that reflect so much credit on t hem
today. In 19:33 Ml'. Lyman Fearn took over t he title and responsibility of
the office of Bishop, continuing in this capacity until his removal to Green
RiYer i11 ,Jnnuary, 1935, when Mr. Cecil S. James became head of the
Hnd--, J&gt; ri ugs Ward. Bishop James is still serving his people.

•

"''l\ras Sunda)I on the quiet st reet
And Sunday in the quiet sky.
The peace of God looked down to meet
And rest the tired hands and feet,
Of those who lui&lt;l their labor by."
(Author unknown. )
T is a far cr_y from the tall, modern churches of the R ock Sp1·i11gs of
today back to the time when young ·w yoming wi fe sat in h er window,
Irending
the "pruyers fo1· the &lt;lend" from the Bool;: of Common Prayer
11

us n funeral procession passed her door, knowing that in the little mining
cnmp there was uo clergyman to read or say a prayer at the gnrvc. During the early life of the tow11 it remained for the pioneer wivcs und mothers
to foster the only religious life there wns, un&lt;l this they did h rnvcly, holding religious services in their hon1es, lackiug n regula r meeting pince, and
trnining t heir children in wuys spirit ual, unaided by p riests o r rnin isteTs,
. In the early seventies man)• l\Iormon people were a ttritcted to Rock
Spl'!ngs through the operation of the coal mines. Some of these families
('~me from Ctah, some from the easkrn stutes, und some, who came princ1pnlly from the British Isles, were ,·on\·crte&lt;l t o the faith while li\'i ng iu
the t?,1·11: For ~ome years these '(&gt;Cople mniutnine&lt;l a religious organization,
n_w~tmg 111 t_herr homes, until :\Ir. John 1\IcBride wns installed its a presidmg elder 111 1875. Se~en years later the church was organized with l\fr.
,Jumes 13. Syme as President, n position which he 111.'ld for four years, before he mov~d _to Lymun, "'yoming. On December 19, 1886, plans were
made for buildmg n house of woJ'Ship on the present church site. t he lot
don~tc&lt;l ~-'" Mr. Jo:,eph Young-. The church building was completed during
1886, while 1Ir. Soulsby was }&gt;resident of the Church. On i\lny Hi, 1892,
th
c brnndi ~-lrnreh was orgnnfaed into a ward and Mr. Soulsbv was installed us Bishop, in which capacity he scn ed for thirteen years~ In 1905
:'\Ir. ,follll's• Crnokstor1
,,,.
• t.ed 13·1sh op for the same lengt
•
)1 of t·rroe,
.
•
'' us• appom
111
au&lt;l he was tu 1"11 succeeded by ::\fr. John B. Young. A capable and con1

234,

The ea rliest atlcm1pt to provide forma-1 religious training for childrc'.1
of all creeds in R ock Springs was made in 1876, when Mr. Solomon ~oufl,
with t.hc a.id of l\frs. James Tisdale and Mrs. Alice Kicrle, orgam1.cd a
Sunday School. conducting classes in the little one-room schoolhouse until
the erection of the chmch in 1882. The Sunday School expressed t he
nnxi1:I I' o f th&lt;' townspeople to have a contact with the church, and the
;Uissiu.uarv Sol·ietr was not: slow to r ecognize this. In 1881 the Missionary
Socid 1· s1.:"11t lhe Rev. George L . Smith to Rock Springs to make a hnuseto-)1111;,,,, &lt;·n nvass in o rder to fincl out how many would be willing to support
a dt111'l"h if it were org1u1i1.ecl. A sufficient number of willin~ citizrns was
J i\;con-red nnd the l1nion Congregn.tionnl Chm·ch was cstablis~ed on Sept ember Hi. 1881. After o rg,rnizing the chmch t he Rev. l\fr. Smith r eturned
tu his hollll' in ~ln:s,rnchnsetts to solicit funds for a building. H e found
lllO l'&lt;..' lliau Hit fuud,-, he found a bride. W'ith the money and his young wife,
he hastened bat·k t.o Rock Springs to begin the task of erecting tlie chur~h.
The members of the church and its friends volunteered to help the rnmisk1· in the co11strnction work, and t he church 11·as soon finished. The
prws \l"('rC foshionc&lt;l from flooring 11.nd, a_lthough thc_y were n.ot nt all
&lt;'v111 forrnblc, they were in constant use until t he Rev. F. C. L ewts became
pn.,ltll". The R ev. l\Ir. S111 itb remained _with the church two yea.Ts, "'.hen
he wn,; r elieved bv the R ev. Samuel J ennmg of l\ifont11nn. He, too, remamed
but two _rears, t{nd was followed by the R ev. Mr. Forbs, whose stay was
even shor ter.
Condit ions in the pioneer town were hard and it was easy fo1· n minister to become discou raged. ;Money poured into the gambling houses nnd
saloons in larg-c qua ntities, while it merely dribbled into the chu~·ch coffers in nickels and dimes. During periods ,vhen the church was without a
l'egular pastor, student pastors, a Mr. D_avis, A. M_. Broady, and A. E.
R icker. occupied the pulpit. The Rev. Timothy Thrloway, although. he
was nut in the service, J1cld services or conducted funerals as the oecns1on
cll'lllltn&lt;led. H e was a miner at the time, nnd while there was more _m~ney
to be found underground than in the pulpit, he later adopted the mm1stry
as his profession. 111 1887 01· 1888 the R~v. Mr. Hungerford ~n~e fr_om
Iowa to take charg·c of the wm·k. He rcmamed for less thun it ~ cn.1, be.mg
replrLcccl by the R ev. G. L. Bnn, n 'Prcsbyt.c1·in11, from Rn.wlms. It was
tlurina the· period of his incumbency that t.he elmr('h was c1~rpcted 1111d
cushi;ns were bougl1t for the pews, the Ladies' Aid the1: dom~ moSt of
the charity work in t he town and helping to finance tlus P1' 0 Ject. The

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236

CuuncH 51'mf:S Ovf:n ROCK SPRrNCS AND H ANNA

other churches were organizing by this tim7 and drawing many of their
membel's from the ranks of the_ Cong_regntional Chun·h, n11d e1tch succeeding dny was bringing new d1fficult1e •
In 1890 the Rev. Huk~ 1\I. Durr c,'.mc fro1~ ~llino!s to !.crvc ns pastor. He organized the Jumor an~l Sc111or Chns hun h11_dca\'or Societies
nud brought irnm)' new mcm~cr~ into th~ church, especially young men
and women. His daughter, )Imme, orgnmzccl a clnss among the Chinci;c
]ifr. Burr folt thnl the chur&lt;'h building was too small, nnd :,;o undertook
n campaign to. rnise funds for the building of a t~l'W one. In !-pitr of his
cnthusi11sm the Re,·. ~fr. Burr WllS not a prnchcal man. aml throu1rh
lnck of foresight and plnnning, 11II the money raised wa ,pent 0 11 tlie
foundntion n11d 011 some ,·cry clabornte stone cutting. Thorougltly depressed, the minister resigm•d nnd Superintendent Hawk~ dcc idui" th,lt
it mt~ not so much an eloquent speaker as n prncticnl husi1w,~ 1111111 tlHlt
,rns llCl•ded tu hnudlc the financial work of building n m•,1· &lt;"1111 rch. Thcl'cfore, in Februnry, 1891, the Re,·. H. ~- Smith, of Omnhn, cnmc to fill the
rncanc~•. l'uder his leadership a number of fnr- rMching d 1 t ng1.•, were
mndc, beginning with the rcorgnnization of the church 11:; a b111h , 11 11&lt;.I the
t·hn~ging of its nnn~c from t~1c Pnion Congregatio,_1111 to the F ir:t ( 'ongregntionul Church. 5111cc sernccs could not be held m tlw old clrn rclt building, the.r_ rcntccl u building on North Front Street, nud the l.adil'' • Aid.
11rmcd ''.·1th brooms, mops nnd scrub pnils, made the pince pre-,t•ntablc
for sc1·,·1rcs. :'he rented quarters were 011ly tempornry. lto,, c,·u for the
ReY. ~fr. Smith begn? to call nt once for subscriptions for II ncw dnnch.
Profit mg by past mistakes, the minister colleC'tcd the moue,· from the
member:,; of the church befor~ tl_1c l~t for the present dn11Th 1;uilcling wns
purchased, nncl bc~ore the bmldmg itself "·ns begun. On :\In,. 8. 18!&gt;:3, the
come,· stone w11s laid. ttnd, on roYcmbcr :3. 1895. the d1u rth ~rn ._ dl•c1i&lt;:ntcd.
In !cbrunry, J897~ after six years nt Rock Springs, the He\'. ~Ir. Smith
res igned. Dul'mg l11s pnstornte fortv-cirrht new llll'lllhcr, had been nc1ck•cl
~ ttc ;-oil. an_d his Sun&lt;la_r School c;1rollmcnt Wit:, well 0\'cr two liu11chc.:cl.
e rnc cstnbhshcd the custom, too. of mid-week prnyrr :-.1.'t·\"iCt.':-.
. I n Apr_il, 1 ~97, tl,c R e,·. Jumrs Kevnn cnml' from Dakota to the
c 1111 cI1. Durmg lus two ycni· st . ti
, orgamznhons
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retro. .. d H
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• a_, ic ~.oung peopIes
g1cssc . e wus not m fnYor 0 f I '
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lll \Jng young people III thl• dm rdt. In
1899 I .
1 t •. ; "~~s s;ce&lt;?ded b~· the ReY. Yictor Ru ring, "·ho was follO\n.'d 1i wnr
~. ~\ Y
e,-. Ha_rv~y A. L_ymnn. In the next few vca,·s the ;,,t;tors
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HI ll'G ev. Mr. ,vitlungton of Chicago, whose nine~ the R
Annctn
1)l'l:C tcr rruy to k f • t·
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;v~nc ": l&lt;?n 111s 1u-r1~·al wa~ delayed; the Rl·,·. F. C.
chur I1 .
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bbc,, n :\Iethod1st, after whose clep,u·turc the
C' ,i as n1cnnt n venr • the R
T -p J k"
Cloud of "X b. ·k 11 •.1 1 '
~'"· • • en ·ms; and the Rev. R. N.
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Au,,.,,;t 1 ~/0 'tats ; ' ,,~r:ntly mcrcn);ccl tlw churd1's membership. In
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llllll • npun was l'nllccl to the t·hurch, to be
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Ag11i11 the pulpit Wit&lt;: Y
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CY. • • . ,ynch. of :\fontnna.
the R ev E I A 11cl .. aca11 ~ for ~,x months, until, in February, 1925.
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'f t October, when he was ordained. His name was the Rev. L. R.
f rom ., ny o
Hosford.
In September, 1928. u new building was planned, ~nd suffi~ien: conti;butions for its erection were pledged. The Rev. Mr. H;o~fo1 d stayed
until the end of the _v&lt;'ltl". 1111d in ~lurch, 1929, the Rev. '".'1l1111m R. Mar~
I 11 of Casper \Y yrnuinrr, cnmc to the church. A most likeable_ man, h e
:~:11 •mndc his i,;fluc·m·c foll throughout t l~e town, and through his efforts
u nd the coopcrnlion 11 f thl' building committee, t}~e ~omerstone of the new
liuildiug wit" laid in S eptember, 1930, nnd the buildm~ wu~ cor!1pleteddn.;~
furni shed by December l •Hh of that :;nmc ycnr, nt which time 1t was e 1rntcd. ~In,.' Snrn Slwdclen, long active in both church t_tnd Sunday School
work, un,·ciled the.: corncr,tonc, nnd Dr. Pnlmcr of C}ncago pren.~hcd the
dcdit:ation ~crmun. On ,J 1111 ua r., ~- ]931, the Re,·. l\Ir. i\1n.rshall d,cd nfter
n -.ho rt illm:,:,. o f pm 11 111oni11. Tltc R ev. Harry Johnson, pastor-n.~-1?-rge,
,upplicd hi, pln&lt;"l' u11 l ii llw 1woplc of the church could find ~ MW mm1ster.
Shorth· nft('r ;\[ r. ~l a r, !111 11", clc:i.th. the ":Unri-hnll i\Icmonal Fu~d". \\·as
111 :i.ugt;mtetl a, a I ribu l, to h i, rnl'lllOry. The fund was intended to hqmcln.tc
the d nin·l, debt n, qui&lt;·kl) ,, po, ._ibk•. The R ev. 0. P. Avery, of ~~ontn.n~,
took the R uck Spring, po,itio11 in April, 1931, and stayed until Apnl,
lH::H&gt;. Thc folio" ing .\ ugu, l tin• p n •srnt minister, the R ev. K eenan Sheldvn. ,t.,..mm·cl tlw rr , po1i-.1h1lilie-. of the church.
The fir:-,t Roman 'utholic Church in Rock Springs occupied n site on
:"\o. Two Hill. Built i11 Hrn-t- and enlarged in 1890, it rcmnined wjthout n
pn:;tor for the tirst four ycnrs of its existence. In January, 1888, Father
,John D elnhunh· ns;,umcd the spiritunl guidance of the congregation. H e
wns p11:-,tor fen· ·almoi-1 ~ixtc&lt;'n yen rs, nnd, during his administration, many
i111pro,·cment, were mnde nnd ronsidcrnblc property acquired by the
C'hurch. It wn,- snicl of Father D clnhunty that, "In this community l1c wns
respected nnd hy hi;. c·ongrcgntion loved. His visitations were never over
and hi-. lal,or, wc•rc unceasing. The rich al'!d poor alike welcomed his coming- nncl t'l•grcttccl his departure."
The Rev. ,J. Nolnn succeeded Father D elahunty in May, 1903, but
his frnil hcnlth pro,·ccl unable to benr the burden of his duties and he
was forced to resign within 11 ycur. The R ev. J oseph Dreyer, a professor
i11 All Hallows College, nt Snit Lake City, attended the Catholic people
of H.oc·k Springs over wcck-cncls until the Rev. Charles O'Connor was
nppointcd in the summer of ]905. Like Father Nolan, he was too fro.ii
to stnncl the long hours and the harsh winters. The Rev. August Conti
scr\'ed until the summer of 1907, when he left to ta.kc charge of an Italian
parish in California. From June, 1907, until July, 1910, the Rev. Thomus
Barrett wns pastor, nnd he was given an nssistnnt, the R ev. J a.mes Cerni,
who nttcndccl the Slnvic people of Rock Springs until Fnthcr Barrett
left. In F ebruar_y, 1910, two new pastors were sent to Rock Sp1·ings, the
Rev. Fmncis Keller, who wns to succeed Fnthcr IlRrrett as spiritual adYisor to the English speaking Catholics, and the Rev. Anton Schiffrer, who
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crease in the mining activities, mnny people ~f foreign birt~ were eo111ing
to Rock Springs tLnd settling o~ the north side ~cnr the n11nes. This le£t
but four per cent of the Cnthohes on the sol_ith s1_dc of the town, near the
1 . h and the north side people and the11· cluldrcn were left wit hout
b~~~~t 'of the cbu rch as they did not like to let them cros • the rnilron&lt;l
tracks.
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Poor lienlth caused Fnther Kc er s r esignnbon w1 t 11111 :.1x months o£
hi!i appointment, 11 nd denth took his successor, the H e,·. ~r!clrnel Kcnnc&lt;ly,
six months Inter. At the time of ]'nther Kennedy's deat_h. 111 191:2, Father
Schiffrcr wns made pastor of all the Roma n Co tholic people in R ock
Springs. It wns upp~ren~ to him that it was quite: nccc:,,a ry to builcl I\
church on the north side 111 order thut all of the people n11gh t n ll l·nd worship. He. therefore, resigned us p nstor to nil the Cntholll" people, taking
chnrge of the Sia,· communicants. There was much work Io be &lt;lone, f\nd
Fnthcr Schilfrcr wns never the man to shirk. H e left thl' rlcbt-!'rce south
side church nnd ::tnrted the north side program without r, ,ourc, , . Father
Schiff'rer had but little money and limited means to obta 111 morl• when he
urri,·ed on t he nol'th side, but he began the work of building n north side
church. and on July 7, 1912, he saw the plncing of the t·orm•r,tn11e of the
house of worship he had planned. The first sCl'\'lCC was held on Christmas
Eve of the sumc yccu·. Fnthcr Schiffrer's work was not d orn•. howl•,·cr. The
church wns unfinished, and it was to take thirteen vears to rai,,c funds to
complete the building as it stands todaJ. Those th.i rtecn Yl'I\ rs ,1 ere busy
yc,us for the north side priest. It was not until D ccembCl' 13, 1!&gt;25, thnt
he could look up nt the Church of Saints C'nil nnd ) l cthoclius, of R ock
Springs, better knO\rn us the North Side C'ntholic Church. 110d s&lt;-t n date
for the dedication services. Father Schiffrcr left Rock Springs in 1926
because of n henrt weakened by long, ha rel work cnrricd on in \Yvomin cr's
)1igh altitude. As this chapter is written. and "-ith his hcnlth n'.!g;lincd, lie
1s the pastor of a church in l\11ilwankce, \Visconsin.
. At ~he time thn.t Father Schiffrer left the south sid t' parish to turn
Ins energies towa~·d n house of worship for the north ~idc. the R eY. ilichncl
Kelle)· was uppomted to be his successor. Father K elle,, wns followed bv
t~ie RcY. J ohn )Inttc_s, who left in F ebruary, 191-!- ; the R e,·. J ohn Sugru~,
"_ho went to Ireland m October, 1918; Rnd the present pnstor of the south
side clnll'ch, ReY. S. A. Welsh. F nther " 'clsh was ordained to the P riesthood for the Diocese of Cheyenne at St. Patrick's Cathcdrnl ~cw York,
0
~ September 1, 1918. On arr iving in Rock Springs he nt o'nce began n
";,:torous progrnm of orgnni:1.ntion and improvement. He reno\'nt cd the
;'. ~.,.irnmr c-l~trch nn~ mnde cxtrnsive rcpnirs to the present rectory in
9
• --.u nd 19_3_ but h~s great ambition ,ms to build n more fitting church
11
~~r/ ; peopl_c, n~d tins hope wns realized on Sunday, D ecember 11, 1932,
1
. it_i t IC ded_irnbon of the beautiful Church of Our Ladv of Sorrows. An
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11 cs I durmg the lute summer o
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ti ~u ti ~?s ilile a nussion pnnsh nt "\Vinton, nnd to giYc better care to
. tel .'a O ics of Superior. Some of the men who have helped Father Welsh
m 11s mo1·c than t wen t Y years of serY1ce
. m
. Rock Sp1;ngs are the Rev.

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o• ullivnn, the R l'"· D unicl 0' D oherty, the ~ cv. Napoleon

the R e" :\Inl'tin J(ennedv, the R ev. John Sullivan, the R ev.
,, iss11n11,
• ' the R ev. Char
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p
I IIcllnrng and
cs G orm Iy, h'1s prescn t o.ss1·stant•
o~\hc dcparh:rl.' of I•'nthcr Schiffrer, in 1926, the R ev,- J ohn_ )fo:lcy
took ove r his po,,ition. Othe rs who have served t he no1·~h side ~ar1sh since
lhnt time nrc : tlw Hr•,·..John Henry; the• Uev. John L. Zaplotn,1k, J .C.
( D r. of Canon J.,t,i): tlw H.cY. Phillip Krass ; t he R ev._ 1'fnrtrn Kenne Y
(now dccen:.rd): a nd thc_H c\' . .Albin Gnidovcc, who came m June, 1931, nnd
c·ontinuci. to on·tq)\' ll11s pnstorntc.
.
Like the )for~ions nnd the Congregationalists! the. :\Icthod1st~ were
figure,; in M rly fl l)Ck .. prings history, holding mcctrngs infor~a lly 111 the
piorwel' davi.. ;l'ht' V renkd the Odd Fel lows Hall, the most p rominent me:ting pince 1;r that ;la"- fo1 their dmrch services. I n 1895, through a bcg1nraing n1Hcle hy tlw I' ~-1''-l'" I a lion Io th: chu 1·: h of _t,~•o hundred fif ty dollars
, a memorial tu ~l ,ty I). K irkp,tlnck, this rcligwus group was able to
11
ohtain n lrnildin rr of ii, 1111 11 ...\ /,lore building was purchased and ~onvNtcd
into II churdt. ,~ul nlthoui,:h n1a11~· additions and _cl~anges _ha_vc smcc been
1nnclt•. the pre:,cnl \1 1•1 liod isl Chun:h is still the ongmal building. . .
O11 l•t1 ll. Young. lrn111 $ nil Lake City, was one of the first mm1stcrs
in lhl· cht1l'd1, ,rnd lw ,, n, followed b.v several men who served for onlr a
,hol'I timl' or , uh,tilnl• d fo r olhl•rs. Some of the men who worked dunng
lhi-. pcri(l(I for tlw d111nh were the R ev. Mr. Rogcrs,_the R ev. George N.
Smith, lhl• Re,. :',[ r. King,,ley, un&lt;l the R ev. l\fr. K eplinger. The R ev. l\Ir.
Kcplin.,.e1· hud II gift for orgn11i:1.ution nnd he planned ~o cnlnrgc the
cln11·ch",rnc1 to expand its uctivities. Accordingly he established the D eo.t·om•,-s's C'entcr in the T n•mont Building, from ,vhich pince it was Inter
mo\'cd to II house in ru. l~our District. The D enconesscs contributed much
to tlw town b\' 1rn\' of i.cHlemcnt work a nd through Americani:1.ing the
fo n•ign-horn 1;opul~tion. An interesting dcvelopme~t took plnce whrn tl~c
R ei·. :\[ r. K1•plin~cr wrnte to seYcrnl wenlthy men m the East fo r contribution:- fo1· the lnrgc churcl1 he hnd in mind. Andrew Carnegie replied that
he would not contribute to the building of a ch urch, but that he would
endow a lihrnry. True to his wo1·d, the phil,mtlnopist endowed the Public
T.ibrarv.
iir. Kcplinger's successor, the Rev. T. B. Lawrence, stayed one year,
bei1w followed bv the R ev. L. 1\I. Kelly and the Rev. Mr. Sagnr. After n
peri~cl in which there wns no regular pastor, the Rev. Mr. ~Iartin took up
the 11·1ll'k for five ycnrs, nnd in the cnrly 1920's he wns replaced by the
n e,·. Roy Burt. :\Ir. Burt moved to Chicngo from Rock Springs, to h_cncl
the Young P eople's \ Vork fo1· the Methodist Churches 1t1l o,•er the U111ted
States. The R ev. Mr. MethYin nnd the R ev. Hubert Webster followed l\Ir.
Burt. During the eight years thnt the Rev. Mr. 1Vcbster " '. ns _pastor, the
Methodist Center wns built to the church. Then from Ilhnots came the
Re,·. Robert r. Johnstone, preceded by wn1111 1·ecommendntions for his
work. He wus followed by the present pastor, the R e\'. Richard Lungren.
The Church of the Holy Communion, of the Episcopal denomination,
hnd its beginning in 1887 in R ock Springs. l\Iany of the officers and men
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. d St t A1·my who were stationed at Rock Springs following
of the Umte d'1sta ~s
\\'.ere of the Episcopal faith, n.nd they rendel'ec]
the Chinese. t ur utn~~;e
locnl members of thnt church. The fh.·st services
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nhinb1e nss1s ancc O
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11 bove the Founto.m a oon, on ou I ront. . treet.
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d . ,d so ()'rent 1111 interest, tin • p ans were rnn e or 11
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tlie cornerstone of which was !ti
Y 1s 10p t 1elbert
mi mg,
• Prcsidrng
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lb tl (Inter
to become
of t J1e_Clrn1·cI1) 011 All S amts'
Tn113. \ 888 nnd the church was opened for sernces Ft•hrun ry 24,, 1889,
DI .' b ' iYen the nnme of Saint Bartholomew's. The Rev. l\Ir. i\lorton
mYmg cctdl gl b,•
The 011hr
WllS succee ec
.I tli"~ Rev• \V • M. Lnne.
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Emily
Conuor,
who
came to
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in 1886. Her husband was an elcctr1cmn m the employ of 1c mon Pneific Conl Company. She relates:
"The Ladies' Guild used to meet eYery Thur1-(la y. To raise
money for the church we held dances in the Opera H o\lsc. '\Y c•
wome·n of the Guild would serve supper from the stage. I n order to
keep the food warm, nfter we had cooked it nt home, we wonkl _take
our conl-oil stoYes to the OJ)era House. '\"'Ve l1ad to make use- ot nur
own personttl dishes and table linen for the public 1'-upper.;;. It. Wll!lmrd work. but we raised substantial amounts for the ch111•c-h . Fsually a flute or some other single instrument furnished the mu!. ic for
th~ dances."
Some of tJ1e early supporters of the church among the Army officers
were ?ifojor H.B. Freeman, Dr. Buslmclf, and Captain C'. A. Coolidge. Of
C',iptnin Coolidge there is told 1111 interesting tnlc. H e nclopterl 1111 Indian
bo,y, gfring him nil tl1e cultural nnd educational adrnntng-t':; thnt would
have been the lot of his son. The A1·npnhoc lad studierl for Roly Orders
and Inter became widely known us the Reverend Shei:man Coolidge, one of
the lending clergymen of l1i:; rnce. Other curly member;; (lf tl1e Episcopal
chun·h were J\fr. und 1\Irs. Luman, J\fr. and )frs. ,Joseph Young, l\fr. and
:\frs. Landenberger, Mr. nnd Mrs. John TI'. Hav, and :Mr. nnd )hs. T. S.
T,tlinfeno, ,Jr. Among the prized possessions ~f the little chureh when it
wn)l first built, was one of the little rnornblc oro-nns tlint were fixtures in
so many homes of thnt day. l\lr:,;. J. T. Treasul'c~ was the {'hurch organist.
. Followjng the IleY. 1\lr. Lane came the RcL I saac Dnwson, who cnrrwcl on the work at Green RiYer ns well as nt Roek Sp 1·ings. 1-Ic wns followed b.Y the Rev. Frn11klin S. MooTe, who remained a little over a year.
Other dcrg)'mcn ,r110 SCl'\'cd this church during its half century of existClll'l' were: the Rev. Jacob Bobst, the Rev. James Stoddard, the Rev.
,Tn~u_es H. :\IcPhenrson~ tht• Re". Dr. A. F. Schepp, the ReY. Dr. 1\Iorton
111
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• tl!e Re,·. F1_· ~n~lm C'. Smith, the Re,·. R. Emmett.Abraha_m. n~d the
01
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• : : nlcJ_c. s" C7.). "\Vhen th~ ReY. :\I I'. Swe:1.y left Rock Sprmgs Ill D:cm_b71 , 198 I, tlic chu1·ch was mthout a ractor for n short time, and tl11s
posihon was assnmed b3• the ReY. E. L. Tllll on April 1, 1938, who is serving nt tl1c present time.

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At some time in the course of the years the parish again took the
name of the Church of the Holy Communion, _given the mihssion before_ the
building of the church, and it is known by tlns name at t e present_ tn_ne.
Some years ago the foundations for a larger and more modern buildmg
were laid, though but little of building was done fo~· a number _of year~.
HoweYer during 1938, the erection of the new buildrng was agam Tes~1mcd, und :s this chapter is written it is moving toward ultimate complehon.
The history of church orga.nirntion at Hanna, under the contin1;1ing
tare and sacrifice of two generations of Christian 1?en o.n_d women., m a
sense pnrullcls that of Rock Springs. To th~ Methodist Ep1sc~pal denomination is deserving t he credit for conductmg the first orgamzed church
services in H am111. Tl! the beginning the working forces at Hanna w~re
pnrtinll? rcsirlcnt at C'arbo_n whic_h \\~as lo_ath to yicl~ its place as a mmina- ccnh-r to t he new location, H11s situation o.ccountmg for ma11y of the
ca~ly trials experienced in buiJding and regularly maintaining church services.
In 1 '$&gt;0, llw first Methodist Episcopal church meetings were held in
tht T"ninn Pacific Ridlrna&lt;l depot, then located east of the present depot
site. Tlw scn ·icc were held by R ev. Benjamin Young, who came from Carbon onl'e a month. The wniting room of the depot proved .inade&lt;)uate to
ru-cm1rn10&lt;lnte the a:ttcndunce, and a movement was started to build a
church.
In the fall of 1890 the local staff of The Union Paci6c Coal Company
at Hanna presented to The Union Pacific Coal Company officials a request
for help toward con:-trncting a building to be used as a clrnrch. This suggestion met. with approval, and land for the new bnilding was -provided.
Through donations of mt1.te1·ial made by r.rhe Union Pacific Coal Company,
and labor donated by the men of the community, the building was completed in the fall of 1891.
In July, 19241 plans were made for the erection of a new church which
1rns made necessary by increased membership. During the time that the
new church wns being erected, church services were held in Linden's hall,
whit'h was locntcd where the present Community Building now stands. The
ne"· churcl1 building was dedicated on Sunday, May 17, 1925, Bis11op
Charle:; I. Mead officiating, assisted by Rev. Edwin Dowling, District Superintendent, and Rev. Orman C. King, pastor of the new church.
The following is n list of the clergymen who have 5erved the Ham)R
church:
Rev. Benjamin Young
1890-1891
RcY. W. L. Wilson
1891-1892
Rev. G. H. Smith
1892-1897
Rev. E. H. Taylor
1897-1898
Rev. W. F. Brndlev
1898-1899
Rev. Z. Steire
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1900-1901
Rev. F. T. Kelly
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From 1!)0,1, to 1906, scr\'iccs were held by :i\fr. G. W. Hu~hcs nnd
various guest clergymen.
June to D ece111Lei· 190G
He\'. Wm. Hints
1907-1908
'
R eY. Lucion B. ,Jone:.
1908-1909
Rev. C. B. Cowmnn
Re,·. J ohn '.\lcKechnie
1909-1910
nev. ,Jessie Ilogm•
1910-1910
He,·. John F. Clennrnters
1910-U)ll
He\'. Im I. Pomeroy
1911-191:3
Re,·. L. )Ic~eil
~Iny to ,Jum•, 1 !ll I•
Rer. Cln)•ton H. Negus
19H-l91 (i
He,·. C. F. Clower
1916-1!&gt;17
Hev. ,J.C. 1\Ivlroic
1917-H&gt;:? I•
Re,·. Ormnn
King
H&gt;:2.J.-l!l:!.1
lh•,·. Chns. I. Wright
1925-19:2(i
R &lt;•v. Hubert Webster
1926-192,
He,·. ,T. l\I. Johnson
1927-192!)
19:29- rn:m
He,·. 0. I. Pcckcnpnugh
He,·. W. Recd Kessler
1930-HJ;31
Re,·. A. D. Wilson
1931-193.1
1935-19:37
Rev. Wilbur P. Wood
ReY. Yirgil B. Brown
1937-19:18
He,·. Q. Summerfcld
1938- to pr'-"M' nt time.
Finnish Luthcmn Church ser\'iccs were held in the \'1u iow, homes at
Hnunn until the yen r H)0-1,, when the old C'n rhun Finnish Church wns mo,·l·d to Hanna. )Ir. John Groomnn, nn old Finnish rcsicl&lt;'n~ of Carbon nnd
Hanna, t·ondudcd the services euch Sundnv for ~cwrnl year~. Due to n
g1·m~·ing lack of interest in the Clmrd1, the i,uilding w 11s :.~lid in l!HG, and
sernccs w1:rc nbnndoned.

·c.

For -~c,·crnl years Romn11 Cntholic dmrclt l:&gt; Cl'\'i('cs wl"rc held in the
old ~nnnu Sehool building, which is now being used a s n hos pital. These
st' n ·1ccs were conducted by F1tther Jo~cph Conrath, of H nwlins.

A church was erected in the fnll of 191.3. and dedicated in the summer _of 1~16, nnil Fnthct· Henry Schcllinger, of Green River held the first
scrnccs• III ti ic new cIturcI·1. TI1c church is conducted under
' the pntronng\ of St. ~oscph's Chmch, of Rawlins. Fnthe1· Schellingcr personally
0
t_? •. ?11 ~ctrn• pnrt in the erection of the Chmch building and held set:·
~~ct.ls m ,,,1~n~•n scn•rnl yent·s nftcr the completion of the c1:urch building.
1
&gt;11inm J Short of I&gt;
1·
·1 Jus
• transfer elsewhere a l so
I •11 icrI
. •
'
:l.llW ms, uutt
le&lt; c im·c1I sernces pcriodicnlly.
,
In the e11rh- dnvs of H
• 1~ ·
d •
th p· · .1 c•, ·
· • . nnnn, ',p1scopnl Church services were hel in
c
m111
s
I
J\lrd1
P1rst
A'
I
H
11
S
I
•
homes H
:
•
ic
n , c 1001 buildings and in various
111 .
~ "'~·,·ic·c's were held in tlw First Aitl Hull during t he period
Aug~;t 1
1
' :\~ • eptembcr, 1921. Dcnconess Young, of New York Cit)',
and :u;
1
chur:e
th'· • oit·~an, (lay member), of Pi.tb;burgh, P ennsvlvanin, had
n
c mce mgs.
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CHunc11 Srmr.s O,•En RocK Srn1Ncs AND HANNA

243

Pla ns were made for n p ern~anent church building during the ycnr
1921, i~nc.l wo~·k wus st!uted lu tc 111 t_hc ~umc year, the church being completed 111 Apl'1l, 1922. The first scn1ccs were held on the first Sunday in
::'I_Iuy, 1H22, and were conducted by Archdencon Dru.y, of Wyoming, assisted by l\fr. S. L. ~lorgnn. A few months late1·, the building being free
of ull indebtednci;s, it wits consccrntcd by the Rt. Rev. Nathaniel S.
Thonrns, Bishop of Wyoming o.nd the numc St. ~larks wns given to th~
l'lt11rch.
Clergymen who hn vc ;,l•t·vcd the church o. re:
'.\ l r. S . L. :\lol'gnn (luy member), Sept. 1921 to Sept. 1925
Hl',·. F. 11. Bncon
Sept. 1925 to Oct. 1930
Hl' \ F. F. K rnft
Oct. 1980 to Apr. 1932
Hu . H. :'IL Evjen
Apr. 1932 to Sept. 1936
:'\u clt•rg-_rn1nn wu, in cha rge during the periocl September, 1936, l·o
Pd1n 1111·y. H)31; 'i\[ r . C. D. Williamson nnd Mr. S. L. 'i\Iorgun (lny mcmh.-r.,) t·o;1d11dcd the sen-ice;, during this p eriod.
He,·. ) I. Ihtchclder
F eb. 1937 to Dec. 1938
n~,. H u rry .M. K ellum
F eb. 1988 to present time
'J'l1 rou11h the untirin"'
efforts nnd ho.rd work of n handful of colored
0
•
t,
pu,ple numbering
about fo_rt)·, th~ old l\lctho~st
Church was _pureh a~cd
in X ov&lt;.'mbcr, 1924, nnd, with cqmpmcnt furnished by The Union Pacific
Coul Company, the building wns moved to a new location east of the Romo.n Catholic Church. llcconditioning of the Church was nlso mndc possible by do1111tions of material made by the Coal Company.
D edication :.cniccs were l1eld on Sunday, December H, 1924, and ~he
R l'"· W. T. Green, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, officiated at the first ~erVJce.
During the period 1925 to 193!) services were c?nduct_ed fo1· n time for
thl' colorl'd p eople by the pastors of the i\Icthod1st Episcopal Church -~f
Huuna. )Jore recently the Rev. Harry l\1. Kellam~ Rector of S~. Mai h
Episcopal Church, Hnnnn, took O\'Cr the services m_ an cvnngel!cal w~_v,
nnd tntci· till' congrcrrntion decided to adopt full Ep1scopnl services, with
the result that num~·ous baptisms of the unbaptized to_ok_ place a1~d on
Fcbruury :W, 19;3!), the Rt. Rev. 'Winfred H. Zicgle~·• .M1ss1onary B1s~op
of ,Yvomin"', confirmed twenty mCJnbcrs of the pal'lsh, the congrcgnbqn
comii{g int; full Episcopnl communion, the Church now known ns St.
,John's Epi~copal Church.
.
The citiicns of the en1·ly mining villages nnd the Town ~n~ City of
Rock Springs hnve, by and lnrgc, been ~lcssed by the fine sacr1ficmg n:m;
of tlergvmen, who strove for years agu.mst grc_nt odd~ _to cxtc~~ t_hc_l~rnt?·GO d iong the mine workers and thcu· fanuhes. Theu 1c,1n1d 1s
t1om o f
an
• •
••
J• l
by the
ex rcssed todav in the high order of Christian c1_bicns 11p s town .
_
"'l'~nt nm· orit,; of the people of Southern "\Vyommg: ~o element of_ s_ec
tnrian sb~ifc h;s ever appeared among the clcrgy_mcn 1~ the several mmmg
a·1 t .· t
the other hand n fine, friendly 1·clnbon e~osts between Romnn
:t~:li~' ~~d Protestant. They long ago decided that there was work
enough, and glory enough, in the field for all.

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�SAFETY IN TRE MINES

245

Since the t ime of the opening of the fin,t l:nion P acific mine in Southl'rn W yon1i11g in 1868, the Union Pllcific Cotll Department, and lntci· '£ he
nion Pncitic Coal Company, haYe worked townrds the solution of the
problem of &lt;ln11gcr undergrou1_1d, but it ~vas not until 1911 that any orgnnizcd attempt w11s mntlc to 111c1·ensc rumc safety through the education
of the lllincrs themseh·es. In that year the United States Bureau of Mines
sent u Mine Snfct)• Cnr to the western cord mining districts, under the
dinrgc of :\Ir. Sumner Smith, an engineer. Mr. Smith, who Inter became
Minernl Supervisot· of Alnslrn, had with him on t his initial trip Mr.
T homas L. Lewis, former President of the United ~line Worke1·s of Ameritil. T ouring through the districts of Southern \Vyoming, they gnve tnlks
011 ,nine ,-afdy work, ln_ving particular· emphasis upon the need fot· First
,\ id trninin~ nmong mine worke1·s. ~Ir. Jesse H enson, of \Vilkcsbarrc,
Penu-..r l\'an ia, nctl'd ns First Aid Instructor, trnfoing ull applicants in
F ir,! : \ id ,,o rk . Arter the p1·climinury wo1·k had been done by this staff,
Tl , l ' niun l'ncifit Coul Com pany helped to organize First Aid classes at
Hi:~!, ' p nng-,. "here the British m~crs w~o had 1·cccived their early
lrniui ncr
iu ·'Alllbulnncl'•• work in then· native .cou~try ~roved apt st1~0
lt 1n 11, i·ecei\·in,,. t·crtificn tcs of Jlrnficicncy m Fll'st Aid, others qunhI
l
&lt;en ~.
•
o
•
l F'
A"d t . .
·c
friiw n,. in-.t n,durs. Among those who recc_1vec •1rst 1 ra1~mg wer
)Jc,.~r:-. Gt•oi·ge ,Jones, Richard Orme, Arclue Auld, Georg~ Sm;t~ J o_lm
~ln X\l cll, Cha rlc,- Gregory, Thomns F oster, Hnrl'y :Myles, an
eo1ge
Fitclwtt.
• t·1011 ,,·n.:~ fo1·med at Rock Springs, and as_ t_hc
A Fir-,t A1'cl A s~ocut
movement for trammg
-===;:::-::::'-:=:c-:--...,-,9d gained n!omcntum, the
group raised a substnn•1 tin! fund ,~hich it usccl
in commumty work. On
its dissolution in 1982,
•
the Association turned
over approximately
· lj three hundred and fifty
,, 1·
dollars to the newly
• •; •
formed Rock Sprin~s
.
II Community Counci l.
!
The Association h~d
-:-lj
long
been a power in
I
the city, and its annual
dinner dance had be.en
one of the major socinl
~ == ,,--,,,,...,=---===- ~ - - - -_---:.-.
events on the Rock
,.-,...= - - _ •
•
Spl'ings calendar, b~t
A mi11e lamp of the Sixlles and Scvc11/1cs
in spite of its c~orts,. rt
•
f 1. First Aid tram.• I ·prcad enthusiasm
0
.
d
had been unable to arouse any "ic_c~
• I ' hostile to the innovation, an
ing. In mnny cnscs the cmployes " c1c open )

CHAPT'ER XX VI.

Safety in the lVIines
Tells of the progress toward increased safety in the min&lt;'s, of rite work
done br scores of conscientious and cour?geous m~11. 1d10 p/n11,,&lt;'d and
worked° for safer conditions and tl!e reducll~n o( ucc,clenls. of ho11or.~ 111011
and pri:;es urmrded, and the grow111g _r~ducl,on 11t the !'umber
uccide11 rs
suffered. Hou: the number of /atal,ties fell / rom SIXl) ·0111• uz the Jive
,-ears 1918-22 (when non-fatal accidents were not permanently recorded).
to twenty in the ffre ,-ears 1935-1939. wit/, but six deaths in tht' l,,,, t three
years 1937-1939. this enviable record the result of cooperation bct11 ,•en ti,&lt;'
men and thr management. How seven brave men 11·011 silu1·r 111(',/a/s for
rescuing 1,rn men from beneath a fall of rock; lioll' the ... e11t111els of
Safety·· trophy u:as won four times, and how illr. Jolin E. Jlolmes was
honored for hat'ing tt·orkcd sixty-three years in twenty-six Ji/ /nent mines,
wit/rout a lost-time accident.

o/

THE

hi~tory of the mining industry is not without its ugly pngt•:., pngcs
shadowed bv the deaths of t•ountlcss miners. Thl' millions of tons of
coal thnt hn,·e come out of the earth hn,·e exacted a heu\'r tol l of human
life by way of explosion, fire, cnYc-in and fioo&lt;l. ]\ot n t ali unusual in the
early d1tys of the in&lt;lustry wus the English H enton Collit:ry di,rnster of
1815, when sc\'cnty-fivc men and boys, attempting to work into a nenrby
abandoned colliery to remove pillars thcrc, we1·c cut off bv wu tcr fr01;1
the single escape. An ul'ticlc published in 18!:3 recounts :
•

I

"Although they were able to keep cleur of the wntl•r, thl' limited pu~uping facilities then nrnilublc rl-quired nint• month,- to c-lcn r
the mmc of wut~r. "~hen nt Inst the workings we1·c rcac·hed , the full
c~tcnt of the lmgermg to1·turc by which death hud come to the
mmcrs was rc,·ralcd; the starving men had eaten thci 1· horses, candles, um! even the bark from the fir props, nnd one 111un had not
long been dead."

,

J

Those were tragedies in the grand munncr when death s truck underground and s truck ag1l1·
,' ft . ·] J • '
·
I
d
n, S\\ I , o, C l'\\ 1e nung merciless. Those were t 1e
~)d's when the ~uiuc~·'s \life might well shudder 'und prny fo1· her man. BeInn
the
.
•
· • · · mmmg
· ·
1 1es "ere
b mounhn.,
,., ltst of fat11 l't•
ignorance
pnm1tive
met h0 d.
s, atlscncfc of competent mine sun·e;s nnd map,ping and as potent ns
any o 1cr ucto1· tl •t k fi
•
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'
.
his· t. i·t·
' IC s oc ·y gure of the miner himself, the miner mth
tile 1 1onu1 unconcern fo. 1 •
f
·
d
modern t I1 1•
.
r us own sn cty. l\Iodern mnch mery an
until tl cclt ~ qur might rcmo\'e the other ca~ses of mine disas ters, but
1c u 11nate cause tl1e •
)•
If
k ·
mine snf t .
II
'
rmner umse , wns reached, pioneer wor • Ill
e ~ cou &lt; not progress beyond a certain point.

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244

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�HISTORY OF UNlON PACIFIC COAL MINES

24,7

SAF l-:TY IN THE MINES

it remained for a small minorit)' of the worker s t o bring- success to the
program.
In 1912 the original First Aid Contest in the mining ficld was hdd
for the men who hud been trained at Rock Springs, a gold meda l, donated
by the l\fo1e Superintenden~, being tl~e first prize. 'fhj~ medal was won by
No. Seven .Mine, Rock Sprmgs, and is doubtless uow u1 the possession of
some of the curl)' First Aid ,~orkcrs. The contes~ provoked such response
that it wus thought worth while t,o m_u ke t he mcetmg an an11ual affair, un&lt;l
n First Aid Field Day was anangcd to be held in R ock Springs, durinothe summer months. The old " First Aid Park" north of the ptescnt G en~
1:rnl Office Building, which was recently laid out in lots as the Pryde .Addition to Rock Springs, was chosen as the place fol· the celcbl'ation. 'l'he
team winl).ing the first prize each year was sent to the International :F'irst
Aid o.nd Helmet Competition, held at various times in S no Francisco
Califprniu ; Springfield, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; D enver, Colo1·ado ;
and ,Slllt Lnke City, Utah, and the teams from the U nion P acific mines
i;oorf proved themselves able to compete with the nation's bcst1 cal'l'yiuooff sewrn1 awards for proficiency in First Aid a11d helmet work. lt wn~
not long before nthel' teams were 01·ganized at Hanna and Cumberland.
nnd lntcr at Supc1·io~· nnd R~linnc~. Up~n. the purchn~c of t he i'lfcgca'tl;
wns udn ·cl v cn rricd on iu
Coal Company at Wmton, Fu·st A1d trnmmcr
0
•
thnt district as well.
On Januu1·y 1, 1913, T_homas "S~fetJ T om" Gibson wns appointed
t.o the newly created office oi Safety Dll'cctor of Tht' l' uion Paci fic Coal
Company, witl1 hea?quarters at Rock Springs. Committees of mine work~~~ ~vcr_e fo_rmc? to mvcstigat._e aU serious u~cident~, nml also to mnkc pcriic exunun~tions of the m111es and to gwe then· rec•omn11.!11&lt;lations for
~afcty practices. The coal company looked for a decrease in accidents
both f-ttnl
I non- f a t a l, •.tn view
• o f t ln•s new progrmn, but thev wen.. again'
•. anc_
be disappomtcd. Little of real v,due was accomplished lar crdy because
t lC company ~o~1ld not convince its p1·rsonnel of its n·ood (aith~ The safety
curs
·b
•
. . of the l: mtcd Stntcs B m,enu of ,,'1'mes continued
to make ren·ulnr
VlS!ts to nll the v\Tvom'
• •
cl'
.
.
b .
•
• mg m1111ug 1stncts, trnmm,r
employes in First Aid
0
1111d I1cl
' met work )'Ct tl
•
nc ··d
'. . . ic response conbnucd to be disheartening und the
CJ cnt toll u11dm11111shed. In November of 1913 Tl . p ·
p ·fi C l
Company purchased t1
b'
.
, le mon ac1 c on
n •
p' .
.
com mahon passenger tmd bng(J'agc
car from the
0
\ •mon 1tc1 6c Ru1lron&lt;l fitt'
't
poses hopino- tO tl . '
mg 1 out as a Safety cnr for t ra ining pur• lUs supplement the Burcu.u of Mines' work. On one of
tl1 . _.' ·'t . fol
l
~ Hsi ;; o t 1c Burc1.n1 of M'
t•,·ei· ·t
.
rncs cu1 • to t 1c Rock Sprinas
district howO
'
' 1 "as 11ecess1ny to set1d •t t 0 t l h
Jmny car wn;; loirnc(l to -th ~ .
le s op ~o_r repairs and the coll.I comit suffered StlcJi clo.
tl e . llleau for. n ns1t to Superior. 1Vhile there
• ·1 . dmutre
1at
1• wa s· cons1'dered unsn fe thereafter to transort
it
l
..
•
t&gt;
• ,.
P
1, 1 n1 , .m
it was d1sm ti d d l
Xu. Tw~ ~fine, "E" P l~nc R an c n~i ater used ns n d"·elling house at
lnrgcd prog1..1111 110
't·l ock Springs. Rega1•dless of the fmthcl' en" •
pcrct•p 1 1le 1•cd t'
•
C:lll'l'ing in anrl ui·ou l ti
.
llc ion 111 t 11e number of ncci&lt;lents ocnc • le mmcs wns accomplished.

tf

At this time, however, ll new hand was taking over The Union Pacific
Coul Compimy licllll. i\fr. Eugene :McAul iffc assumed the office of President on }\-lurch 1, 1923, and with him he brought a new outlook to the
sufety p roblem and 11 new firmn ess and energy in carrying out the company's pluns. H e did not at once find it way to reduce accident s. Indeed
his cx pel'iments in that direction did not bear fruit for some time, but the
~nfcty pl'Ogrnm whol&gt;c foundation he laid then was to prove an epochmaking ndiicvcmcnt in mine safety. One of h is fil'st moves was to assign
;\Ir. Gibson to other cluties 1rnd to appoint, on October 1, 1923, Mr. A. W.
D ieki11son Snfcty lfa1g inccr. J\lr. Dickinson was later made General Superin tendent nnd :,\fr. ,J. A. Smith, who had long served the company ns n
min ing eng ineer, wns 11u111cd to succeed him. It is no discredit to t hese
cntri11,•crf; or lo :\h. i\IcAuliffc to sny that, despite hard work on their
pa~·t, the conq,,tny continued to fall short of selling its safety ideas to its
empl•)~ c . T ltl· vroblcm wns a difficult one, and the solution r equired time.
Tintl', wit h 1,1,·11 being 111nimcd a nd killed at un alarming rate, was somethinu the lll&lt;W c,m1pnuy Prcsiclcnl' wus u11willing to concede. H e had !t ])lan
in h~ mind, n11il llii::. he promptly proceeded to put into effect. The wny to
recluc·c neciden ts 11':t,, in hi;; opinion, t o reach the individual miner and to
pt.•nctrnte his lack of c:011ccrn for his own safety, and the way ~o reach the
indi,·idunl miner, lie ,-uspcctcd, wus bJ' money rewards nnd µnzcs . Therefo re, he made the a1Tangcmcnts for t1 first real p1·ize contest. He proposed

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Tono and Cumberland First Aid and Mine Rescue Teams at the lnternation(1l First Aid and Mine Rescue Meet, held at San Francisco, Calif., September
2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1926.
TUNO TEAM

Stamling, left to right: Geo. Wigley, )u&lt;'
l'c'tersun. Joe Mo.,s1111,
Silting. left 10 right: D1w11 Gilfillan, Fred
Pw11iu ( {.'r(plnin). Berl l'C'lerson.

CUMIIERI.AND T EAM

Standing. left to right: Frank Buchanan.
1'. H. Robinson. Jr.. Charles French.
Si11ing, left 10 right: Lyman Feum (Captain) , 1/enry Codtl,ml, Charles Clark.

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�HISTORY OF UNION P ACIFIC C OAL M I NES

SAFETY l N THE MINES

the t heory of rewarding the miners fo1: saving their o~vn skius. R e decided
to put 11 µrcmium on safety, n prcnnum th at no mmcr could nffo i·d to
ignore.
.
The Union Pacific Coal Company plunged mto an orgy of prizegiving, under Mr. McAu!iffe's g_uid~nce. 'l~hey began by awanling pl'izes
to members of the fo1·ces m tbc J1stncts which worked the g reatest nurubci·
of mun-shifts 1Jer accidc11t each year, these first prizes tak ing the fo rlll of
watches, the men themselves voting who should receive the awa rds. It wns
difficult, howc\'C:r, to keep tl1c clement of p olitics out of this sys tem of
awards, and it was later abandoned. To the foreman making the best accident records in their mines silverwrne, oil puintings and cit her p rizes
wc1·e presented. Various prizes were offered at va rious t imes, urno11g them
one hw1dred -volumes of selected fiction for th e men employed in tltt, min e
making the best safety showing. Pennants were U.\\' arded fol' ,,u tshnding
safety perfornurnce. These banners would go to the top o f the ilngpolc
a nd fl y for a few days 01· weeks, thereafter mysteriou ,]y clisuvpcarino. In
spite_ of all ~his the same apatl1etic attitude continued to exist \, ith regard
to mmc 11cc1dcnts. On F ebruary 15, 1930, l\fr. V. 0. Murray w 11-s emoloyed
1
ns Safety Engineer. l\lr. , - - - - -- , . - - - - - - - - -Smith haYing requested
that he be returned to
his former duties in the
Engineering Depa l'tmcnt. After seven years
of excellent nm! effective
work 11s safety mgiuccr,
Mr. l\Iunay was transferred, on l\lay 1, 1937,
to tl1c position of Mine
Superintendent ut the
Roc k Springs mines,
nnd Mr. R. R. Knill was
A pair oj goggles that took the blow and saved
appointed to succeed the eye.
him.

were u.warclcJ as first and second g rnnd prizes the first year. The following
year l\lr. Lawrence Znjcc ~tnd Mr. John Tomich, both of Superior "C"
Mine, each won an 11uto111obrlc. For t he year 1933 only one automobile was
given, the price of the sec?nd autor_n~bile b;ing divided ~nto nine cash
prizes, so that more men might p articipate. fhe 11utomob1lc was won by
:Mr. ,villinm Dicu, of S uperior "C" Mine. Fol' 1934 t his same system was
followed, 1Vfr. Osca r Lindroos, of Reliance No. l Mine, being the winnc1·
o f t he cnr. The Company's P1·csident was on t he r ig ht track, and he continued to pour money in to his safety program, and to preach through the
Employc:-:' }!n.gazi.ne that "A Carefu l 1\:Iiner is the Best Safety Device."
It wns his lmttlc cry.
l&lt;'or Lile yea r 1935 the contest procedure was changed. Instead of
..,.i vi ntT un •1t1tomobilc, two trips to Alaska ·with all expenses paid were
:winded u.: o-rand p rizes. The winners were Mr. J.E. Christensen, of ,Vinton \ o. 0 11tl\line, and l\lr. Matt Sampi, o-f Superior "C" Mine. The result,- from the a ward of the t rips were not at all encouraging, however, and
i11 Hl3n a -&lt;Yslcm oi monthly cash awards was established. These consisted
of I ltt'cc pri1.cs, $ 15.00, $10.00 and $5.00 for the men, ~nd $10.00 foT ~he
unit forcmnn n total of $40.00, disti·ibuted by drawing, a t each mmc
which suft'ct·t•d no lost-time injuries during th e precedi~g m01~th. -~so
$1500.00 in ca sh wus distributed at the end of the year m specml p rizes,

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In_ spite of the ~ppui:ent failure of his plan, ;\Ir. )lcAldiffc remained
u~c~rmced that pnzes, properly h1u1dled, were uot the answer to his
~: ~. en:1. In 1931 !1e arra~1ged another contest. To every employe in those
~~cb~m~ of ~he mmcs wluch had gone through the year with out a lost111
~.;n~m{j ie pres~nted a ticket in a drawing for two five-passenger a utomo ,.1 cs.
ie drnwmg "'?S h~ld in the Old Timers' Buildino- at Rock
~p~rngs, cmployes ntteudmg from all the mining districts A~d now at
p~~od~,:: c1e ;!\~gl;~r.~u:~ olft~)ttFtier~ce alnd persistence. Here Wll~ a prize thnt
c 1to
"su. uard
s. or .a. c iance
on a b1111_1
· d new au t omob'J le. tlic
miners were willin(J'
th en eye,-,. to have then·
O
cl
g
cuts treated agamst
• f, t·1011
m cc
, an
to wear foe saf t •
•
l\fr. Gcol'gc Ward of R k S c) equipment tJ1e company urged on them.
of Superior "E" 'l\r oc: pnlugs ~o. ~ Mine, and l\fr. Florian A-vancin:i,
me, "ere t ie wnmers of the two automobiles which

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up and ready for culling machin1!.
l
A Vu l can S craper pace
cleaned•
splendid roof and fine timbering.

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�\Fl~TY IN TIIE ~ IINtS

250

251

H1sTonv or UNION P ACIFIC COAL l\hNES

Of course, 'l'hc t ·n ion Pacifi c Coul Company has not depcndl'd upon
priics nlont· to insurl' the lin~s of its miners. There arc other less spcctacilnr but ju~t n:. ncces:.llr_\' de,·ices. rrherc arc, for example, a number of
;Jicces 0 f safct_v l'f)ttipmcnt for the protection of the miners. One of the
most cffedi"e of the 1·0111pa11_r's rules fo1:._ safety is the requirement that
nil cniploYcs n111st w&lt;•nt· goggles with shatter-proof lenses at all times
when und~rground or at work on the su rface. Those whose vision is normal
rc n•quirl'd to we1tr plnno-lcm, goggles, n nd those whose vision is impaired
11
in nv ckgn•c 11n· rl'q1tircd to wear goggles ground to suit their particular
11
incli"idunl mwl:. . .\ 11 m·uli:.t wa-; employed by The Union Pacific Coal Company. to "hom 1111 employc,. wen~ ~cot for 11. visual_ examination, he pre:icribing t·n tTCcl l'd g11g~ll-, whcrc\'er ncces:m1·y. I n this mnnner, IL reco rd of
even· mn11·, e., l',1:.:l I ,111, olilained, and some of the results were startling: il ck•\'dop111g tl1 nl 111cn who_ were wo1:king in the mines with_ ve1:y
limited , i,ion \ l l'tt 1111l 111,nrt• of th,,. fact, q111te n number actu1Llly bl111d in
one c.n•. While· th', ,y,tt-111 wa-; ... uhject to some objections initially. the
result:. olitni ncd 111 t·utling d,111·11 eye injuries hnve been so outstanding
thnt all u11 ploy1·, haH• now at·eepll-cl the goggles without question. " ' hen
the men 1H•re fi t,\ r«111in·d lo wcnr goggles constantly, some difficulty
w11-. cX pl•ril•nced in t•11for('ing I Iii:. rult:, but, with the rcmtlrknbly outstanding result,- obtainul. le,, ohj1•dio11 was mnnifested, nnd the men now accept them 11:. -pnrl of tht• mining routine.
0

Prior to thi, \'ii.uni cxn111inntion, which was first mu.de eu.rly in
19:J:l, mun.,· forms o f goggle:. hnd been tried out in the different districts,
but without conspicuou:. success, until the spectacle-type goggle with
corrected lmsc:. wns instnlled, these goggles being made by n nntionnlly
known optical rnmpnny. For the eight ycnrs priol' to the equipping of the
men with the corrected
goggles, eye injuries
averaged fifteen per
year. Since 1933, how~ver, with the exception
of one mun who lost an
eye when l1e was struck
i n the side of the head
with nn axe which had
come off the handle,
A I air of goggles, sfatlcred with hot metal, that there hnve been no di$(1Vrd tn·o ryes.
red injuries to the eyes
of any employcs, although on sc\'ernl occasions men have had lenses shattered by flying coal, rock, or i1·on, most of which would have no doubt resulted in the loss of nn eye had goggles not been worn.
Following this Yisunl ex11minn.tion, no employe wns pcnalize&lt;l on o.ccount of sub-normal ·\'ision, although it wns ncrcssarv to mo,1e n number
of men to other jobs where the hazards would not be ~o great. At the time
of the examination, th e first pair of goggles was furnished free to each

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SAFET Y IN T II E l\liNES

H1sTOJtY or UNrON P,,c1F1c Co,,L l\lrNES

253

b t ·n n short time nil men will be so equipped , and it is exp ected that the
1
u .ease in hand injuries, especially those to the fingers, will be as suceci
• o f otler
I protective
• co
1 thi ng .
dcessful
as the results from t he wenrn1g
Poo r lighting wiu, responsible for m~ny accident s i n the earl_y days of
mining. l•'o r uon-gnsrous mines t he old 011 lamp was used exclusn·ely, and
in gnseous mines the Clanny o r Davy lump, the flame surrounded ~y
. · .e guuzc nnd .,,a ... ._, was used. L ater the carbide lamp was used m
\I 11
h
•
•
f th
non-gnscous mine..., and it is still used today m mn~y mmes o . e
Cnited S l nte-.. Tlw Wolfe Su fet,v I.ump was a lso used !11 gaseo~s mmcs.
The ClannY, th&lt;' Dn,y and the ,volfe lumps were equipped with glass
chimm•y1, ,~·h i('h n'--.i,ted tlit· lighting. Still, with n il these improvements,
it wns ·nut unt ii th,· ndoption of the electric battery la.mp that suitable
Jiahting "a' hron,.!1 ~ 11houl in the coal mines of the United States. In c?nf;rmit., \1·ith it, p,·og l'nlll of keeping in line with improvements, ~he Umon
Pncifi&lt;' ('oal C11nqia11, wus one of the first to adopt the clectnc bnttery
cap lnmp. Thrrr 1, n~ clouhl thnt this type of lightirW hns resulted in giving tht· unplo., 1•-., ,m,l.·rground n ,·c1·,v much better !tgh~, and hns been of
g renl li~nefit in &lt;·uHin" down accidents. It would be difficult to measure
thi impro,·Nrn:111 . hut tlw hl'neficinl results for safety have been material._ I n
addi tion to this. llw int rndurtion of incandescent electric lights, opcratmg
from the power line,. in hnulnge ways and working faces, hns contributed

employe. Howe,·er , nll new employes arc now rcquireci to purl'hasc their
own goggles. Inasmuch us many of. these
d . new .ml'n
1 nt·c young m c 11 , the 11umber of cot'rccted goggles now 1·cqu11·e ts nommn •
Similarly with hard hats. R end injuries continued to grow until the
hnrd hats were nclopted one hundred per cent. .Agnin there WCl'l' some . b
jedions, but thr bt•nrfits gnined are now so self-c,·idcnt, tlrnt all men w
the "skullgnnls" cheerfully. The first huts did not fi t the men's head.;;
nncl there were mnny defects in construction, but the munu fact u rcrs I1 c '
clone a splendid job in the Inter types, nnd now the men wear the liitt- '.~tvle
. .
( d'1scomf ort . rN ot on I.r Im,·e non- fatnl_ 1_nJurirs
• •
., \\ l I
11 nnmmum ~
bcl'tl ,t,•oided
by the wc11r1_ng of lmrd hnts, but a numbe1_- of fotnhttes hnn~ bct•n n,·c·i·tNI
through thcrr use, nnd the number of ucc1dents lrns been vcrv 111 l • II
1.
I cl'
.
.
•
II ena \'
recl uee,1 u_\' t 1e 1scont111uance of the nnners' soft cup:.. For tlic t • • •
•
'ti
}&lt;)3'
1
d
•
•
•
,enr:,,•
en(
over thirteen f)CI'• \"dlUl
, ·s·
ti I111g. "I Il , ..., 1en IIIJUrles n,·ernn-ed
b
l ,
l11('C
lilt tune, lOIH'''cr. these hnvc a Yernged less thnn one per year:

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It wns not until ~n order was issued thut nil men must wear hu l'd -t 0 •d
shoes that n pcrcephhle reduction in foot in 1't1ries took 1,1,tc 'l 'I
~
I lt J J
I
•
•
l'.
1,• cnr1y
1_nrc - oec s 1~es were mt ier uncomfortable, and there ll'Cl'c ,n: 111 ,. ob· :_
hons to their use. It
•
Jec
1rns necessary for mrn
with :,,pecinl :job:&lt;. such
ns rope runnel's, who
nre required to do a
great deul of 11·nlkin"'
h&gt;
to I1a,·e specinlh· mnde
shoe:;. A nntfon11IIY
known shoe rompan~·
now furnishei. thcs·e
shoes in a large• ,·nriet\'
of types 1111d sizes. nnd
A /lard-Toed
shot·• th,t 1ypc / /,af ,ws
1
, b
,
/
surl'd mu11 1
thc:v urc used very wide- •1 roh·cn oot bone.
ly Ill the l:nited States
and in Grcnt Britain. All the com
·•
shoes, and the clecrc•tse . ti
bpnn) s employcs now wcnr hard-toed
b
•
.
• rn le mun er of foot • • • I
fJmg. In the ten Years cndin r '·ith •
lllJUr~es ia::; C&lt;'II ,·cry grati1
193
.
g.
.J:., foot uec1dcnts n,·e1·a1•cd
.J:.2 pc1·
0
.),ea1·' while 1'11 ti 1e·fou1. ,cars
per year.
•
•smee ti in t t·ime t Iiey have aYcrnged only 10
'l'he number of hnnd injuries h
.
the foot injuries. For ti , . , t ns n1so b~cn decrt•used even more than
,
.
.
1c
same
cn-veur
p enod s11own nb o,·e, end'mg W1t
• I1
.
· ... , lllJurics to }11111,J- ·
193
•
, :., me1uc1mg t 1io ·c t fi
d
.
50 per Jcnr, while in the fiye •cars .· s o ngcrs an Wl'lsts, u,•ernged
smee then these have n111ounted to an
average of but Sl'Yen 1 d
)I
t n one- 111 If per " ,
Tl
h
.•• c~r. .
1ese s ould be still further
re.ducecl by the use of &lt;rlon~s of
11
uJlordcd littk• pl'Ote(-tion for th;ul~i.t,i~bnl ty~e, ns the _old cotton glo~·es
glo,·es has bcc•n rathc-r .1 . .
. aucls. The mtroduction of protcctn-e
1 0 11
c•mploycs to learu to u~t d ~ ~to~nt of :he innbilit_y of u number of the
en ° tell· routme duties while wearing gloves,

Lo11g-u:ull face cut bJ· machine for Vulcan Scrapers. Note ol'crlumg of
timbering.

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AFl•:n

IN TII E ~IINES

25!i
I0 , , • " wa:, completed nnd distributed, anti thi-, book hu-, ah o been
]!;J11_J' 1} e:,.d ke i)t HJ&gt; to &lt;late. Ead1 cmployc is furnished with n copy of

v,,.cc llrt
I •
d ti b k
t .
. bl .
.
1
tre1 • • I and ·cgu ntions, an • 1e oo • con nmi:. i.u1ta e 111:.truclton,,,
I (•SC
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w II e nt wor •.
1c usl rev1s1on o t I11:;
f 0 r• t 1tC COIi duct of nil l'IIIJ)
I oycs
1939
. :-• nmcle in S cpte111 l cr,
.
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·end ye 111·:. :Firs t Aid training hth been required of ull employcs
P n.cific- Conl Compnny, including the office forces. With the
of 'l"J}OS('
hl' 111
• llllfl(
• I of intc rcs
tinrr
those not working in .the mines
•
t,
k in t safety,
k
• tlwt they would help influence the nune wor ·ers o wor ·
pur • • I I
11ncl 111 11\ l~ iopcwdl ns wi.th the thought of mnking this in genernl II better
nior&lt;: ' c ·' ' nl,I
li\'e in the Bov nnd Girl Scout orgunizntions nrc taught
111 I t1 fr r \\' 0 r &lt; I 0
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h
b
f
b · of
'.' :,
• 1
cl Snfoty work. Substantial pr11.es ave cc.n or II num er .
First ,\•1c• n1 nto the wrnnrng
: • F 11
' .~ t Aid t enms from the ,•nraous Scout
organ1.
•
r enr, g1 \ 1 1
\
I }?' ··t Aid Field Duy held at Rock Springs m con~11tio11, II I t it, nnun 111i
•
f the Old Timeri.' Association. ~luclr
neclio11 ,q th ilit• .\nnun . cunl ~on o k
d the work of the Scout tcnms
•
•
1· rc~tetl m t IIS \\'Ol' 'nn
h I
r ntln1-,111 ,rn .., nHu' • . •
Int of the men's t eums. Any one w o ms sctm
runs rd nH,,t p ,1r 11 llcl \I ,th t , k
f . •d by these Scouts must feel thnt
l d f the \1·or • pct· 01 me
.
ti
the hi rrh -.tn n1 ,tr o
I I ·1 • nd on scvernl occasrons IC
n
1
re thnn wort l w II e, n
I
I
.
t
the effort h :h m m mo
I I
f their tmining by ic pmg o
,t, IP tH' ilemonstrntcd the rcu _v a ue_ o
.
Scot
• r l Ire \ •ic t Ill
' l s' of hirrhw1tv
en re fo
,.,
. ncc1dents .
, h&gt;~.:,~\
1110 11

Group of Girl Scouts. Rock Springs, recci-cing instr11ctio11, /mm Engineer
.liars/rail, U. S. Burean of Mines.
much better lighting facilities, und hus furthc1· aitll'.'d in tltt 1·cd 11 1.: lion or
mine accidents.

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Prior to 1925 many of the jobs done in and around t lw mim•s were
performed in a rnther hnph111.11rd fashion, cnd1 ~line Suptri11tc11dc11t or
:\Iinc Foreman doing the sume job in an l'ntirdy dilfon•nt II ny. till' clcnll'nt
of safety being entirely o,·el'!ooked in :-omt• of thci.c OJll' t·ation,,, In 1925 n
Code of Stnndnrdi:. governing "Safety \\·ork. Including Co1htn1dio11 1111d
Opcrntion." wns completed und put into cfl'cct. The initial prt• paration of
this book con-red n period of nenrly two yenri., nncl rc \'i:-io11, h:n·e been
mudc ut ,·urious tinws since then whl'ne,·cr nl'ccs:&lt;nn· on a t·t·ounl of changing conditions or improYements in equipment and mining 111dhodi.. The
Codl• of Standnrds wus nguin entirely rewritten and di:-triLuted in December, 1939. Tliis Yolume of 182 pages is an outstnnding authority 0_11
standard. methods of work, coYering e,·cry phnse of mine ope rntion. Tluibook, wh~ch contains copious illustrations and dingrnms, i:- gi,·cn to 1•11d1
foreman m chnrgc of work, nnd the possessors of this codl', in doing any
stanrlnrd ,job, nre l'equil'e&lt;l to curry out the work in nccordan&lt;.'c with the
stanclnrd,; estnbfo,hed. Thil:i has resulted in 1uuch better und safct· mining
t·~nditi_o11s, cspecinlly along the line of clcchicnl work nnd sys tematic
hmberi?g· nnrl _has been the mcnns of reducing many accidents due tu
foulty msbtllnbon. The book hns been sold in limited numbers to other
con) compnnic•s in the l"nited Stntrs and some of the Rt·itish Colonies. An
order was l'ecl•11tly i·tcci\'cd for one from the Russinu GoYcrnment.

• In 1029, 1111d nftcr the Code of Standards ltad been thoroughly established, n hook of "Rules and Regulations for the GoYernmcn t of nU

C\

. of Januar)' 4, 1897
• ,, the fire
• s durtn
0
• I al Rock S pruig
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H1sTonv OF UNtON PA C1F1c CoA1.

hNF:s

SAFETY IN TII E ~hNES

Bnck of the entire pl'ogram, of coul'se, is the endcnvor to r d
.
•
• • 1s
• a Iso gn•cn
•
ncc1dcnts.
H owever, t I1c fi rst a,'d t ra111mg
in orde r tc l,cc
. .tn1 nc
,
O ntin1in·
the_ c~ccts of accidents when they do occu r , _and nll ~hose who take •zc
trau~mg m~tst pass the stnndar~ Il~rcau of 1\1 mes test m Fi i·st Aid. U llic
p_nssmg this test, ench ~mpJoye I given a_Ilul'cau_ of ~l ines l"irst A id 0 '.1
tificntc, us well ns one issued b_v The Union Pnr1fic Coal Compau , \ c, -

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:\,t.4 Jllinr. °[hr 1111i1111 ii:11ifir \!°11:il C.!."1111111.11111
Hu,·k§prin!J!l, llf\!11111i11H
,.,, 1: 1•: H' l'll' IC:.\' l' I~ OF IIO~OI:

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ddition to the certificates given the company or its mines, 11 Ccrln af u- 0110 r ,,·ns presented to Grover " 1isenrnn, l'nit I?orerian, Su•fl n tc o .i •
.
f
ti ~ r "Jr' :\li ne, l'or nn outstnnclmg sn cty record maclc by the men under
pcrio_ t·1011 over a period of more than four nnd one-hnlf _yenrs of opcrn111•,s dirrc
•1
• •Ill 193·T1 1 meclas
I nn d certi11catcs
·c
"ti t n lost-time acc1c
ent. Agnm
t 10
• n wi• ,wu
I
kh
J
I
S
I
•
D
•
•
D
•
to irc:;s n,. Adam F oc art, o 111 o tis, omm1c e1paro,
"·ere_ g•H,',' ,.lk, Thomns Whulcn, I&gt;io Zandrnn, and Ruclolph Znrko, of
V'JI
I c::-,
.
.
1 1tllll
\
. . •·C" ~l ine for their wo rk III rescuing two brothers, Johnn GorSupci·•~• ,\ 11 t • G o r~ik S r. from a fa ll of rock, this work taking an hour
nik n11&lt; • on
'
'
nnd a. half, with further falls constnntly
threatening, the Gornik brothers suffering
but slight injuries due
to the p rompt. and efficient rescue work.

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One of the many Certificates rc•ceived in receul
years.

result of all this work fo r SnfctJ•, The l "niou Pac·ific Conl Compnny lrn~
been rccogni:r.ed nationally for !'educing injuries to it:; cmployes, U1is recognition taking the form of citntions from The ,Jo,-eph ..\. H olmes Snfcty
Association and the nwnrding of the " ... ent incls of Safcly" lroph_y ~n. the
National Safety Competition, both being under the nu,-pices of the l . mkd
States B ureau of ?\I ines.
The Joseph A. H olmes Safety .Association was organi:r.ed in 1916 bt
twent_y-four of the nation's lending technical societies nnd mining ~rgamiations, to pc1·pctunte the memory of J oscph Austin Holmes. first Director
of the United States Bureau of i\Iines, and a lender in the safety movement.
Beginning about 1921) seYernl nttcmpts were made to orgnni:r.e locn) ch_apters of The Joseph A. Holmes Safct_y Association in the Yarious ?1sh:1c;s
in which the company operntes but somehow these efforts met with li~t c
• '
llLZCS
suc~ess •. Ench year The Joseph' A. H?lme~ S~fety Associnbon_
recogcrntmcntor1ous work for safctv by awnrdmg Cer tificates of H ono1 to op ·
•
• or to n11ncs,
• • an
- d b -:,· presentmg
•
I · dunls who
mg
companies
med a.1s t o •m a·,,1
k
haYe done outstanding work in this connection. For the yenr 193\Rot ~
Springs Xo. Four :\line and Superior "C" ~line were nwnrdcd _9erh c\ c.
of Honor for i-nfety pcdonnnncc, nnd since that t ime n total of twc~/d
one certificates, induding four to be nwardcd t his year, hns been nwni e
the Yn r ious lllines for this work.

257

'·Sentinels of Sa/et,·" trophy won by
four times.

Another outstanding nationnlly kno~1'n
snfcty awnrd winch
has been gi\'cn to the
mines of this company
is the "Sentinels of
Safety" trophy, donated by "The Exp_losives Engineer." wl11ch
is the organ of the
H ercules Powder Company, and award~d
e1\ch vcar by the Umted States Bureau of
Mines through a National Safety Compet ition. Th is trop_hy
wns won by Supenor
"B'' i\!ine in 19~8, ~)'
• "C" l\Ime 1n
Supenor
. "D"
,
by
Super_ior
1984
'l 1'ne in 1937, ancl
i,
•
"B"
gain by Supenor .
; l ine in 1989. In ~dd1.
to this, Reliance
t10n One ~1·JOe, SuN
• o.• "C" ~line,
.
a.nd
P cnor ,1 Four Mme
Hanna •" 0 •
f
, d Certificates o
receive

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258

TI NES

259
Honorable ~Icntion in the 1939 National Sufct.,: t'omp&lt;•tition. Another
interesting nwn.rd wns that made to J°\fr. John E. Holmes, ugc 7;], eniploycd in the Rclinncc mine undc1:ground, who wus_ nwn1·ded a Certificate
of Honor for h11,·ing wo~k~d for s,xt~•-thrce _Yenr~ m twenty-six different
con I mines 11·ithout su:.tnm111g a lost-tune ncc1dent.
The "Sentinels of Sufcty" troph_v i:- U t-lllllll ,,tatucth· l'll.'i t i11 u1·011r.c
about thrr&lt;• feet high, including th~ _pedestal, dcpidi11g H you11A" motlic,'.
with her child in her urms, both nwt11t111g the sufc return of the lll'nd of thl'
household from his employment, the child with urn1i- cxtc11&lt;lcd to ;.rrc&lt;•t hi:,
"clucldy." This trophy sene:, ns n ve1·y poignant rcmi11cll·1· lh11 t :,nfctr
C'onccrns mnrc than just the wo1·k111a11, nnd that en ming:, lo-.. t Lh 1·011 1,I, i,;_
juril'S at work will reflect hurdship on the fnmilic:.. of the ,, o rl..nu 11 • "11 l'll'
10
ncnr nnd dcnr to th~m, ns well_ ns 0 11 ~hemsclYcs. Tll(' winner:- of th i, trophy
arc nllowecl to rehlln possession of ,t for one ycnr 011l y. " l1t•11 ii 11111 :.t IJc
sent to the m•xt winner. Howel'cr, n plnstcr replica is per1111u1u1th lWill'dl·d
tlw mine whid1 is :-ucccssful in the competition, so that it 11u1, bt•·rnutinunlly n·mindcd of the l'aluc of working safely.
•
. The insta~lntion of mcchanicnl londin~ in th&lt;' mine, of Tl1c C'niou
Puc1fic C'onl (omptrny was npproached with so111c trcpidntion bccuuH·
of the uft-rt•pcutecl stl\tcmcnt thut mcch1111icnl lo11cli11rr ii- 111orc dnnrrerou
tluu1 hnnd loading. and it was feared accidents w,~u]d incn·a,e ~nthe;
THE UNION PACIF'IC COAL COMPANY
Compuriso11 11/ /Olis mined, om/ man-hours rrorktd /mi.tr 111,J Outsidt prr Faiul. Non-fatal and All
A«idrnts
TIIREE 5-YEAR PERIODS ASD Yt.1RS 1933 ASD 1939

Ycu

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Accidents
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per Accident
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.\bn-hours
1,cr Accident

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WorkeJ

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i1925
1i:~ 3•2:U,lOS
l6 287 303 202,56911.293 1().697 ssai"oio ~815 19,"46 18.419
1 678 ~.:i72111
237 2
2,2.~9•065
4:l 256.S16 I J.906 11.378 .a·3-1o·soo 39t618 1s,J16 11,503
9.55 6 Jos 311 463 1n 9 112 3.936 ·sso·
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:g~c.7 ~.776.2-15 21.67 n 2-11; 25 347:031 11;285 10_930 hci9·~ !~J:I;~ 12,625 12,381
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~ ~ _!._ 244 251 392,918 11,272 J0.958 3:001:J.1-1 515,335
:t;~~
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~_&gt;~~ .363.523 15•61 ~~ 1367 ~ ~ I 10.51121.349.248 -1-14.TT6 16,186~
192ll 2.927.390 51.29 o 294 302 36S9 - - - - - 1- -- 1929 3.ll60.632 57.97 12 270 282 255,'of~ I r•~~!.I 9,693 3.858,672 482,334 13,125 12,TT7
1930 2.897.653 59 42 3 270 .
•"-"' 10,853 4..126.880 343,907 IS 285 14,634
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:o•.a23 3.872.6-18 484.osi 14:343 13,930
59 60 2 045270 J466S ~,529 3,169,584 S28.264 20,852 20,061
..:._:_-.:__
.088 2,607,1162,607.116 44,188 43,452
- ~ • • • _ . u -~ ~ 1080 382,413 12.808 ~ 17 634.900 50385416875)6329
l9.l3 2.097558 9055 ~ 40 ~ •
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9 48,780 2.543.104 347,701 63,578 59,142
1931 2.IOiSSJ 97:.u
59 62
l935 2.337,731 99.03 8 56 64
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• 1 38.751 2.800.683 933,561 47,469 45,172
1936 3.286.159 99.95 6 48 S4 ~~-~~ 51.561 45.121 3.291,205 411,401 58,771 51,425
~ 3.31S.628 99.so, 2 38 40 1_657:814 ~-4~2 60.855 3.744.274 624.1»6 78.006 69,338
~
, 02.891 3,707.237 1.853,618 97,559 92,680
5 \' rs. .~629 97- 1" .;-2 .,.,.,_
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211 263 63- ::92 5
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16.006.S03 731.205 66,749 ·61,16S
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'89 - o.0-u:1-3,192
1- - - 1 93
1 9 3.261.003 100.00 2 251 27 1•
IOtOJ.I 97.322 3.198.325 1.599.162110,287 103,172
• .SOI 130.+IO 120.778 3.357.955 J,678.9n 134,318 124.369

19:11

2-453.s21 n:39 6

~ 2.0-15.270 81.13 I

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I11111 decrease. Howe\'l' r, the reverse hns been proven to be true nnd rct _O d il'ed here i:-: ,t tnblc prepared by .i\lr. McAulifre for a pa1&gt;&lt;'r rc:ld ut the
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}"ebrunr)'. HJ~8, 111cd111f{ o 1c mcncnn m,htute of ~lining and ~Iclnll0 ·uiclll .Eng1nccr:.., wl11ch tells the complete i,tory of the improvement
\". fifteen vcurs :;inn • 1923, nnd the remarkable record nlllde during the
l)\CI
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h
.
b
I ·t fh·c-yeur Jll'l"IO •
11s nuu atton ns smce ccn extended to include
/;1: pl•d~n11ann· of tht• l'Ompuny for the _ycnrs 1938 nnd 1939.
This table presents n most interesting record of, first, whnt for nl1110 · t kn \l'llr:- proved to be u most discournging experience, but which,

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lHl:-1• cirrhl I cnn,, show:- u spIenc1·1cI measure of progrc.ss. Thc rcsuIts
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• Iy w Imt can bc done wit
. II n
. tTl'llJJhienlh·
, l1
own dcmonstrntc cone Ius,vc
~o t&gt;ertcd. 11 ch n1 !!nnizc&lt;l, nfcty program, with everyone working together
cone
• Icnts. ' I' oo Iong t 11c mrnmg
. . •mdus t ry has npt 0 1·uni tlw rcclul'I ion of ncci&lt;
I eel t lie 1·, d11dio11 of accidents with a more or less fntnlistic attitude,
~
}~J~;g• t hn t thl lrnzn nl, of the industry were su~h thnt little i~provcmcnt
td" 11 11 1 thnl vctu· after venr, for n given tonnage mmcd, n dcfl,"
&lt;•ou11c , 11• '·
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• ·tc uumlll'r o r t'ntal 1Lnd non-fntnl accidents must occur. npp1 y, 1c
~::iion P iu ,fit- ( 1111 1 Conipnn~• :,cc1rn, to hnn~ gotten nwny from lhnt stntc
of mind.
•
W&lt;• hnn · lo. I l'l'Sscd the point frequently thnt there c~n be no let-up
Snfoh· ,, o rk: ii i.., n Jny-in-clny-out, yenr-in:yenr:out .J?b, nnd_ m_ust .\~
fo1I01,:l'CI up J1l'l'l'li:.tently, ag~rcssively, and 111tcl_ltgen~I), an~ 1\ ' ~ ~~cl
•i. thl' iob of the nurnngemt•nt to develop 1in 111t~ll1gcnl p1ogu
f
~~::.~~Her. ·with till' lwlp of the cmployes, to carry this out to a success u1
runch1,-ion.

t

�I N CONCLUSION

CHAPTER XXVII.

In Conclusion
r

After rending the sc\'ernl chapters of the History of the nion Pncific
mines, it seems only naturnl to _lo_ok bnc~ o,·er the ccntul'y that hn~ cliip:-.ld
since most of those who participated in the de\'elopnie11t of the cnl'lit•r
mines "·ere born, indeed, many of the men nn&lt;l wo111e11 who wo1·kt,cJ and
lived nt Cnrbon nnd R ock Springs were more than twenty-eight ,ven rs of
age when they came to the property in 1868, M'Ve11ty- two yc,11·11 ago.
Geneml l ' lys;,es S. Grant was elected P 1·csidcnt of tl11 Cnilt•d Stntc:-.
in 1868, the old~st of six children, the son of n t11nner. wl111 nfl1·1· a checkcreel c1ueer in und out of the nrmy, wns made Lieutennnt ncnl rnl, recci\'ing Genernl Robert~- L ee's surrender 1~t .Appoma~ox, \i '.·g-inia. on_ April
9, 1865. The population of the whole U111ted State~ 111 18G~. npprox1mutcd
36,857,627. In 1870, two years after the mines at Cn1hon und Rock
Springs were open eel, the first Federal census showed bu t 9, 11 persons
other th,m Indians residents in the entire tcnitory of ·rr~·oming.
Seventy-two years ugo life wns, as mensured by the ,,.1ancl:nds of todo.y, rnther primitiYe. Cnndlcs nnd the kerosene lump were tlw t·o111111on illuminants. Electricity had o.s yet not been mndc mnn's :-cn ·ant, nn&lt;l wives
and mothers knitted socks 11nd mittens, und made not only the dresses nncl
underweo.r worn by themselves 11nd their children, but frc-qucntly fashioned
the clothes worn by their husbands.
The method of trnnsport used until the rnilrond nppcared was the
ox 01· hori;c-druwn wngon, o. slow and wcurisome one, the pioneers too frequently humsscd by savage Indians nncl predatory white:.. On these Ion~
journeys, chiJdrcn were born and died, nnd only the strong c1nrictl through.
Doctors and medicines were unknown luxuries nnd while frequently without formnl church services, the musi; of the people hnd an ubiding foith in
their God, preserving an clement of charity and decency thruughout tlll•ir
bitter vicissitudes.
•
7

hcn these men and women cnmc they set about Cl'cnting some s~rt
of shelter. Br,n·ing the burning winds of summer and the shrieking bhziurds of winh•r, their _qu1u·te1·s were too frequently hopelessly crnm~cd and
poorly hcntt•d, and ,nth only the most meagre fumitu1·e and utensils. Depcndt•nt wholly on their own resourccs for amusement, they mndc the moS t
of their opportunity, the sick nnd spet·ially distressed ev~r the recipients
o~ ki11clly syn~1mthy and help. r.rhcrc never ,;·us a primitive community th/\t
di&lt;l not cuntu111 n woman who unconscious!, took lcndcrship in the finer and
11iost 111issrcl things of life. i\lentio11 is 111~de in this Histor~' of just such
l\'OIJll'll, who. llll't&gt;ting life: with u smile, l'hcercd the discouraged, cared for
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the sick, became the idol of adolescent girlhood- even praying for the
dvit1" nml the dead.
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Only_ t,hosc_ who suw sc1·~icc in the mines of t_hc old days can apprecink the difficulties under wluch conl wus then mined nnd brought to the
su rf11t•c. Cutting the con) with hand picks (a now lost art), drilling with
the c·rude back-brcnking nugcn; of that day, shooting with blnck powder
nnd :-quibs, thcrcuftcr bringing the coal to the sul'fnce in diminutive cars,
woodt•n rnils used in rooms and animal hnulage throughout, until distance
1111d grndc made n powc1· hoist necessary. Both hoist o.nd boiler room cqu!pllll'lll wu-. usunlly madcquntc, and the low pressure steam that was cnrr1c_d
into thl• mines to opcrnte the pumps was usually but hot water when it
readied Ihe old Gould, Cnmcron and other strnight line pumps. We often
wonilel' if the hcnt rising from the long steam )in~s lcadi_ng to t~c ~inc
bot t 0111 11 L" not un clement that helped an otherwise m~uffic1ent ventilation.
H mH' H 'J' this nmy bc, few mines were ttdequutel_y ventilated by the upcn~t
furuttl'i, o r :.1111111 steam driven funs of tho.t dny.

T r •hearse the difficulties th1tt mcn worked under in ~he o_l&lt;l days
,iould ~"' t ruitle:.s, unless n knowledge of those early hnrdsh1pJ will :e~;~
to in,p11·c those of us who live in easier days. 1\lu~h thnt wa: f one_ rt ve&lt;l
(' ·u bo11 uncl Rork Springs in the sixties nn~ seventies, wns n? l n5r581 emnso set
•
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t 1
s of Germany m
,
from till' dn vs of Agnco ll HI t ic me a n11nhc L t·
d by 11\lr Herbert
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t It. -I t'on from t c am ma c
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forth in th!! monumen n I um; a I
.
t f ·th . the "Complent
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, . • the practice sc 01 m
Iloo,·e1· ,uHI ., rs. oo~•c1' . o_1
C I !\lining published in the ycur
Collier;• the first_ treuttsc wr1t~cn oncra~~on were stripped of the supcr1108. Doubtles;, tf those ~f tl~1s gJn • thev would deYelop the same mensficinl, thnt tcnds to subme;,f::11tt t;ht~f ~vas ;hown in the curlier days.
urc of cournge und ullnp
)
, ·
J· ave taken
•
d t of the Company s mmcs I
) l1t11_Y drn11gcs Ill the con uc . ti10sc which ~ccurrcd in the past
• t Itc pn;, t s-.
' "Vcnty•-two •yeai s,
· of tie
prep Incl' 111
d with the p1·acbces
1
twenty ye1! rs I'll thcr startling whend~omplnreges well set out in the History
•
• outs tannt mg
c rnnthe progress toward ·nnp1•ovcd
ceding• half
century. 'l'110
First
CJ.
perhaps dcscrve further comme ;cars of intensive effort, 1?23 to 19~--Safcty, won only nftcr tcn long { ''l 019176.35, was spent m furthering
Duri1;g these ten _YClll'S n total otl $ ten y~al's in which 27,752,995 t~ns of
the cnusc of Safety and _yet o,·c~d· 1et occurred for each 15,981 madn: l0Uthl'S
• d a lost-tune
coal was m111c
l acci
If f en1981 betterment appcared, an m toe
of exposure. In th~ las\~;3 ;o 1931: man-hours per nccite~~.;,"~1:eurs,
third five-year period,
f ·ti r· startling advance, 10 ' ~ f ·• • 1938 came a U1 ic
369 nn-hours o ex
61,165. Then_ Ill
•
1939 which reached _12-1&lt;, . mil, included two
with n new l11gh pom o~nl -t-ti1~1c nccidcnts, winch trng1ca .)
posurc to cnch of the..,' os
••
the
fotahbes.
·cd in tlie prcced'mg pat•nat'aph,
. 9"23 t full
•
I· • •cntccn years covc1
3 39. . cent in l
' o
Durmg t ic sc,
I· ·n1'cnllv rose from . .., pc1
d d use of power
·nccl mec 1a
•
.
I t the cxpun
ed ,vns not only
volurnc o f con1 nu
•
conclus11•ely t Hl
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1938
provrng
.
dcraroun
,
l oo per cent 111
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• . &lt;l ll,·11·rng
an d Joad'in g macl11nc1·y, un o
driven cutt111g,

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H1sToRY or UN10:,; PA CIFIC COAt ~hNES

1.~ CONCLUSION

compntible with Snfcty, but, more tl111n thut, contributed heuvilv tow ·d
snmc. Sepnrntc from the fncto1: of improved saf~ty the cxtradio 11 iu t::is
per He rc of min~rnl has b_ccn 11wrc11sc&lt;l 1tpproxu1111tcly_ on~ liundrcd }}ct·
cent, an&lt;l, wlrnt 1s cciutdly nnpodnnt, coul_of good qunltt_v 1ncludl•d in the
arcn nllocu.tr.d to in&lt;li,;dual ~1ines,. t oo thm to work ccon~1mic nlly by the
old ha nd methods, hns ~~en nuned wit)~ the help o f po"-~•· d _t'l\'e_n mnchine r.r.
~Iany tm,1·n1Tn11tcd opmwns to the eA ect that llll·~hun1z11 ~1011 1s n ·,pon:..iblt,
for additional mine accidents arc yet mncle from time t o hn1e, el'cn b y tltos,
who know that s ince the extension of llll°Cltu11ical loud ing i11 , \ 11;er icn~
,,
mine;., the 11C"t·iclcnt rntio has clecrettscd nutio11nlly. 1111d tlia l the
1110 1
l' Xcmpl1uy safety record:.. now being made n re n eclitcd to 111 i1h', t hat nri•
fully mechn11i1.ed.
0

Among the outstnnding contributions to Sa fo ty 11111rle in t he minl•,
rnYerNI hy thi;. History is thnt of adcqulltc ventilation "l'c 11 rcd hy s inking
11p-c11,t air :..hufts lot·nted us near ns possible t o tht• Ill 11 nd11 n · of thr
propcl'ty, ~hu~ reducing friction hend un~ s topping l&lt;h:.l'•, in,111:i ng udt'quntc ,·cnhlahon 1\t the face where explos1011s III gascou:. 111i1w-, o l'iginutc.
Adcquute rol'k-dusting and water curried into e,•cry work111g p luce undl•r
p ressm:c, f?r use on the cutte1·-bnr of each nnd every mining mnd 1inl•, nnd
for sprmklmg purposes, represents a second line of d efense woefully lnl'king in the old days. Safoty clothing in the form of prot('ctiH• ha t s; i.l1oes,
gloves nnd g~ggles, for ycurs a clcfinitc pnrt of cnch ,1·orkma n',, equipment,
worn nt nil tunel, when on duty, uboYc 11nd below crrou11d hns made a ddinitt' contribution to the cnus; of Snfety, 1111d till~ :.ub,-titution of d ectric
b~tter_v l_11111ps for th_c t·nrbidc lights whi~h hnd succeeded the fetid s moking
o.'I
st lamp,; of. the e11rlte1· dnys, hus not only 11111de for t he prc,·t•11tio11 of po;sble cxplos1ons, but ha;,; udde&lt;l nmterially to Yi:.ibilih·. _\ C ude of StnndnrcJs u_nd n_Book of Rules, with continuou,, i11stn1dio11°i11 the art of Snfcty,
ha,·c likewise contributed towurd n better nct·idcnt t'l•t·ord but nbo,·e ,u;d
heYond nil n11&lt;l in "p·,t,. of 1n n ·
•t • • ·
I • ·1
I
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~ 'a ) J)ll::, llll:,O'l\' Ul&lt;r,; , 110\\' tapJll \' gone t IC
men
who
pay
the
11e11,,Jty
of
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ncc1 en 110,1 g1Yc tie Company the11· unqua J'1ficd :.uppol't m forwnrdmg the Sufety :\IoYement.
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W \'0111ing espec1'nll · • ti d.
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1c escrt portion, where the Company's
111
111
"; cks c _located, ttddihon to res ting ut a high ele\'11tio11 (Hun1111 6 775
1
6 -1- ,,..
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~oc • Sprtngs 6 ·&gt;63 R el'
D O ('I ·I· .., '. •- •
tn~ce, , t t, mton, 1,261, nnd the portal of the
• • n, , .i[tn&lt;: ut Superior 7 •J"'" f t b
I I
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t
Iug
• hvmg
. . l , • ,f-v;Jt bl
1.•c fu O\'e sen en' ) , :.utters frcquen
• It ,,.•inds mukmg
Ol'
u
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mcom
Ie 01·. people uf. u ncn·ous tenipcr1L.
mcnt, lllore so when their m·111d·
Itns• b&lt;'en 111ntt-r11dl\'
s
ure
not
•
• occup1cd' 11 situiltion winch
hcllJ'd b ,
)'b1upp1lv
·'bl t I. .
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c
J a more &gt; cru1 supply of ,vuter mnking pos"~011~I cc,,, gra;,s und flowers. Better schooh; with gYmnn;iums fo l' the
·t'0
~,tcfommuiuty h?uses for the women nnd girls in p'articula1· in which
or conm1un1ty or
• 1· 'd
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c1113• S c Itoo,,
• . 'mon•
mt tn uni
nnd Sun1 puwd roud
t gutherinas
.
o ' churches
.
l.
1nd 1111 I
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n mos um,·c1·sal au tomob1lc owners up,
plu I' d' • t I l
~ .·1,~ ti? tots, be l·p ton_c~, und household rcfriacrntion
have nil made a con0
'
' 11 II 011 o &lt;'ttcr ltvmg.
B e,·011d all in import
. ti
I r
.
p1'l'1111u1~•nt·t• of l'lll 1!0 ·1 unc~, tot)g t ittle thought of by mnn.v, ts the
I } nent thut exists on the property. E,•ery employe

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who is ,,,(11.iug t o ma i.ntni1~ a rca~onnb~e s t~ndnl'd of conduct hns a pcrmunent pos ition 11n~cs • 111,·ulrdcd by phy~1cu) mcon~pct ence, when the disqualified employ e lrn\'lng t went_y ycnr:. sc1·,·tcc ts pensioned, more thun IL hundl'cd
such p e11sio11" grnntcd within the pnst seventeen ycnrs. Employcs o.re not
tossed in the discard from a ge on the U nion Pacific propel'ties, and unlei,s
ll l,cnl'ficl'n t gove rnment takes over the p ensioning of the older employes
till' L•s lal&gt;lis lwd 1u ·m11gc111ent will be continued.
'l'hcl'c L'Xist 0 11 the prope r ty four well uniformed and well truinL'&lt; l
bnnck fu lly L'(fllipped with brn:.,, uncl r e&lt;'d ins truments, three of which u1·e
trni1wcl by ) I r. ,Jlllnc:.. Su1·tol'is of H ock Springs, together with the splendid!\' l'(}t1i p1w d a nd t rnined )lc.Aulitre's Kiltie B a nd, the pipers and dl'llmmer ~ full y cu:-.t un1cd in Hoy al Stcwtnt Plnids, plus spot'l'an, slm111-dh1t,
n&lt;l lll'cl,ic. I liL· ,,.,tllnnt Drn111 ~lujo1· Arthur L. Andet·son wearing an East
i'ndinn l1•op11 ,./\,kin nnd imposing bu:&gt;by. The former Pip~ ~lnjor, ~fr.
\\'illinm 11. \\ :d luce, who org anized nnd so splendidly tr~ined the ba nd: ,1•.ns
rccenl h .. uc·t·l·l'clcd by J&gt;ipe-;\lnjor AJcc ( Snndy ) Dnv,_d son. ~he K1~tt~:.
firs t. 11 11d t Ii, 11 only p iper, )lr. ,Jumt•s ' oble, who was d~sa_bled 111 1~3.:,, ts
held in ,·o11 t1 mou;, nnd deep nffcction by the younge1: ~1lt1es. Th~ five orgnni;, ,d io n, lt-nd col~H· unc~ li~e t o the 1·c_cuni~g O~d Timers' reunions and
mun\' ll-.,-cr l'clebrnt1ons w1ll11n nnd outside 'i\ yommg.
• 'J'ltc oul,,tunding c reu tion of the past twenty years wus ~he _organi~nf 'l 'lt • l "nion Pn cific Coal Company's Old Timers' Assoc111,bon, which
t•
1011 o tir:,lrc
l:
embers
unio nntHockSpl'ings onJunel 3 •.19•-?5,wt'ti1 969
m.t~
helclib
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l
,
The
Rcunton
not
yet.
u1v1ng
u
111
their \\ i,·L·::, nnd gue~b,
n enc ancc.
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· ' 9 5 · addressin
tnincd t h1.· dignity of un outside sp enker, the wnter ID 1 2 , Ill
g
the Old Tinwn; suid in part:
.
. f r o.
·•I rould like to know that you will nil leave tins meeting o .
'
.
• I • . ·n backtothelnndofmemo1y,
few :&gt;hort momcnb t omg 1t, J OUt neyi g . ,)
rn , hairs seemed a
back to the du,·s when y ou were you_ngc1," 1efi?·gt ) . s,veethco.1·ts
'
- d
d I
• • w1ves were 1s youi
long wuy forwur , an w ten) ou1
I
to travel bnck ulong the
us I hope they ~re yet . I~ dodc~I ~s nof llll'~~ days the foces of those
old road, r ecalling tl1c _f nen s l~~~e~
much ~erho.ps we did ~ot
we know nnd worked with, nnd
~ot be cli iblc to your nssoc1arig htfully me1ts urc then. A mnr c~n
t ta~d at least midway on
tion whose years nre such thnt 1e .o~s nod~
s often mixed with
the trnil; behind lies_ youth, amb~to~, ~c-~nf;ont the trail winds
sorrows that seemed insurmountad e 1en • Jot sec but it is somewes tward towurcl th e sun, the en we Icann·c here ' toniuht w1'JI f orwhere uhend. If ) ' OU men and wo~end'1'' 1? nt1) past rc~nlling that
le there' is lot~ o f sueh
g et all that wns Itars h a nd unfnen
d1 Y
bl lJt(and
. want t o come
• was Joyous
•
an d cheery
• an ova
. c d ou will
which
in the world), _you W1' JI h a ve n good time un y

~::v

·"
agam.
. ,d since thnt mcmoro.hle
Fifteen - n early si~tecn yenl'S ~~:e th:s~ssociation has gro~vn to
June day in 1925, an? Ill the mehan. tcr currying on the occ1tswn of
• •
numbers, chg111ty
and m flucnce• t e 1os

�HisrORY OF UNION P ,,c1F1c COAL M 1NES

264

IN CONCLUSION

the Fifteenth Annual Reunion held on J unc 17, 1939 a t t
1
members (795 names listed as of April 1, 194'0) , witl; 1, 0111 at . of 752
' of service,
• some of t I1csc sc11ttcred throughout t h went_Y to
sixty years
states, with twelYe old Chinese veterans ?f U1e bitter days of 1; :"1~t~rn
8
in for o-Jf China. We are proud to acclaim t hese elder cmployes a~d 1~•1n_g
11 J. oy to know that many of them have sons, grandsons and e .
it 18
.. •
.
'
ven o-rent
O'raudsons, workmg m the Company's mrncs. Pred ato r y dual U • 0
•
"'
• have from time
• to t·m1c entcrcd t I1e fi.eld. fo1·• 'clfi~h e n1ou
resent.abvcs
t rep•
• purposes,
.
rovel'srnl
but from Septem ber I , 1 9 07, when the niiuc w on
)t•k ,
.
fl
• ]
. .
l
Cl S of
Wyounng were rst orga111zec, a contrnumg conha ct ha,. IJccn mu· t .
with the United Mine Workers of America. to tlw ,.,atis fuet ion of •:it'necl
cerued, and no labor trouble, local to lVyomiuir or the }) l'O]Jet·t· elan• tJ1e t I111·
• d o f u century o.f contract agreement.
~
1es, 1n~•
occurred 111

£ °

In the preface to this History of a great properh· o'rt•nt 1•11 tr·nd't·
• •
t
}
d• ·
k · person nel
• ' Othe "tat"'in • tI 1011'
m 1mpor nnce tot 1e west an Ill its wor •moo
,
... en was
mnde that numerous men and women put their findings t ogether to make

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265

the story such as it is. There is, however, one man whose Jong connection
with the p ropcl't_y made it possible for him more than any othcl' to supply
much that was history. Mr. George B. P l'yde, who w·ould not write his own
sto ry, contributed more than ilny other person to t he task. In 1968, only
twenty-eight years a1rny, a centu ry of operation will have passed, and
doubtless there will be at t hat time men and women who will feel p roud to
complete the t hen century-old History of t he U nion Pacific mines.
B efore closing, the names of two others who have throughout the
pat1t twenly years, mudc it possible by their sympathetic help and understamlino-, to bring the property up to its present standing should be
mcnLio1~d. l\Ir. Curl R. Gray who came to the Railroad on January 1,
1920, and who passed away while serving the Railroad as Vice Chairman
of jt-; B on r&lt;l of D irectors on May 9, 1939, was the first of these. Mr. Gray
add re Sc,;{l the Old Timc1·s' Association at Rock Springs on June 11, 1932.
The second man to whom much is indebted is Mr. VV. M. Jeffers, who succeeded i\lr. Gray as Prcsideut of the Railroad on O_ctober 1, 1938. ~fr.
J eff,: rs nl o addressed the Old Timers at Rock Spnngs at the Reunion
held June 17, 1939. It is the standard of service set by these two men that
ha sen ·ccl to inspire the mcmagemcnt of the Coal Company throughout.
To all our cmployes, old and young, far and near, 11:nd to th~ army
of men scattered th roughout the west who once worked m the mmes we
send our combined greetings.
Eugene McAuliffe.

Omaha, Nebr.
June 1, 1940.

/he_ monument which . d a·
.
0I 1
te first mining of
luas e icated Sept. 17 1938 to the commemoratwn
gru11 1·1 .., •
•
'
· ' The monument is
' 0/
e 0/u., 1s located incoa
the at
U Ro
. ck S P_nngs,
Wyoming.
nton Pacific Railroad Company station grounds.
1"

�APPENDICES

�'(j
HISTORY OF UNION PACIFlC COAL MINES

X

MEMBERS Ow TIMERS' AssocJATION

Entered Service at

Name

Roster of Membership Old Timers' Association
The Union Pacific Coal Company
Name

Entered Service at

Year

ABRAHAM, DAVID ............... . .Rock Springs . . . .•.. ...... J 881
ARMSTRONG, JACK ........... •• .. Almy • • •..... • • • • .. · · ..... 1888
Anselmi. Germano·&gt;.. • • • • · • • · • • · • • • • Ro~k Spnngs • • • • • • • • • . .. . 189]
ANDERSON, A. H."' .. · .. · .... · .. ··.Twin Cre:k ............... 1883
ANGELOVICH, WILLIAM ..... . ..... Rock Spr!ngs ............. 1891
ANGELOVICH, STEVE ...... ··· .. ·· .Rock Spr~ngs • · • • · ........ 1891
ANGELOVICH, SHANDOW . . . .... . . .Rock Spnngs ........ . .... 1895
Annala, Oscar ...... • • • • • • • • • · • • · • · · Car bon • • • • • • • · • · • • • • .... 1900
A'ITRYDE. JAMES·~............ . ... Almy · · • .. · · · · .. · . .. .. ... 1890
Ackerlund. •S. E."' ............. .. ....Cumberland . . ... ... .. .... 1901
Askey. William ..................... Cumberla1!d . . . . . . . . . ... . l 90]
Abraham. John ...... .. ........... . . Rock Springs . . ... .. .. ... 1881
Attryde, Edward .................... Spring Va lley . ... . .... .... 1902
Anderson. Henry {Colored) .......... Hanna .... • • . ... . ... .... . 1904,
Anderson. John (Colored ) ......... . . Hanna ........ ... .. ..... 1904,
Adams. John ... . ..... . ............. Rock Springs .. .. .. . . . . . .. ] 907
Anderson. W. B."' ................... Rock Springs .. . . . . ..... . . 1909
Anselmi, .Michael . ... . .............. Rock Springs ... . . .... .... 1899
Anderson. Alfred R................. Superior ............... . . 1907
Anselmi, Anton ....... . .. . ... . ...... Rock Springs ..... .. ...... 1904Anselmi, Felix .... .. ............... .Superior .. . ........... . .. 1910
Auld, Archie ........ . .............. Rock Sp.rings . ............ 1909
Albertini. Camillo ................. . .Rock Sprinas ............. l 911
• • I1, 11.,
1 •
R:
S pnngs
. o ............. 1910
Am1Z1c
11 artrn . .... . .. . ........... ock
Aalto, Freel.: ...................... Spring Valley ............. 1904,
Alakapt1a. Enc......................Rock Springs ............. 1903
Angeli. Charles ...... . .... . . . ....... Superior ................. 1909
t1dSlrChg, robert. ................. Rock Springs ............. 1911
A ylcl' res ...................... Ec110 .......... . .. . ..... . 1898
Arno ;, kioseJph • • • • • • • • ............ .Superior ......... . ....... ] 907
posta a s, ohn... . . . . . . . . .
Hanr,a
191]
Acket, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• • • • • • • Supen·or...... • • .. • .... • • • •1912
An eli R dOI l
• •• • • • • • • •
.
• •• • • • •• •• • • • •• • •
Su1ler1or
1914,
g ' u P l .... •......... ..
••• •
.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
,
Abram. Josc11h. . . .
• • • • • • • • • • ···•••• .Rock Spnngs . . ........... ]90•1,
Ahola ·w·11·
·11-, ,'o tll 1ca1m·1·· ·F··· ••••••••... . . . Hanna .......... . . . ...... 1917
Al• ~ 1 r 1.
J • 1ar
l es , •• • • • • • • • • . . . . . . Hanna ......... . .... . ... . 1916
Anaeli
~
•
19] 3
" • o~ep I. • • . . . . . . . . .
Anzele. John............ • • • • • • • • • ~upenor .• • . .•••• • ••••••••
Armstron1r Tho
L
• • • • • • • • • • • Rock Spnngs ...... . .....• 1913
.. . .
R kS .
1916
Au~elmi. .,,Ernestmas
A....... _- '. • • • • • • • • • • oc • pr~ngs . .••. . ••••• • •
Aho. Frank J..........
• .. " .. • ..Rock Spr~ngs ........... . . 1918
Anderson. Arthur L.. .. .' • • • • ·······.Rock Spr~ngs . . ......•..•• 1914
• • • • • ····•·•-Rock Sprmgs ....... . ..... 1917
l',01'£· Lli

• • c rne,mbers shown lo capitals

• Dcceaeed

xi

Year

Besso, Martin'}···· · ················.Rock Springs ...... . . . ...• 1901
Buxton, Ralph J .......... .. .........Rock Springs ............. 1900
Balen. Marco .................... . ..Rock Springs ............. 1904
Bartela John ....................... Rock Springs ..........•.. 1901
BERGQUIST. EMIL .................Rock Springs ............. 1886
BELMAN, ROBERT (Colored) 0 • . • • . . Rock Spr~ngs . .• . ..• • ••••• 1891
BOW JOSEPH .............. . ...... Rock Spnngs .......••• . •• 1881
Brawiey, James J., Sr................Rock Springs ............ •1900
Booker, A. U . (Colored) ...... . .. ... Roe~ Sprmgs .... • .. • ..... 1899
·
J
h
Spnna
. o Valley ............. 1904.
1904
B oggs, osep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .
wII.
7 A • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sprmg Valley .... • .. • .... • 881
·
f!CY&lt;TS
B
t &gt;b
L,:,
t' J:&gt;, , THO1\IAS l·I.... ,:.. ........Carbon • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .1
BL)T
1898
Brook5, Charles (Colored)" - • • ·······Hanna • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1894,
BUEHLER, 0. C... · · · · · .... · · .... · .Hanna • ...... " .......... 1905
Brown. George A.• • • • • • · • · • • • • • • • • • .Hanna • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1894,
&lt;&gt;
Carbon
. •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1880
Bt•n so11, George • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
H£At WILLIAM, SR............... Grass Creek ...... .. ...... 1884•
RLAC KER, E. GEORGE ........... · .Almy • .... " ............ :1877
HOAi\ 1 PETER SR ...... · · ........ · Almy • ".'... .. .. • • .. • .. • 1896
Balo" •Steve . · · '. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · • .RRockk pr~.ngs ••••••• • ••••• 1893
o•
OC • 5pnn"S .. • • • • • • • • • • •
Besso ' James . • • •&lt;&gt;• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Al my .............
b
. ....• . 1889
Boam. Peter: Jr. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Springs ........... . . 1904,
Begovich, lVhke. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R ck Sprinas
............. 1905
0
Marko•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
.Ro
k
S
•.
Beooov-ich
5
. • .
. oc • pnn" • • • • • • • • • • • • •1904,
Begov~ch, Nick ......... .... • : : : : : : : Rock Sprin~s ............. 1904,
Al my ...... . ••••• ........ 1888
BegovJCh, John.\'\'• •,1• • • • • • • • • • •
Blackwood, J.
• ...... ·" ·:: :: ::: :Rock Springs ............. 1903
Borzago, John. • • • • • • • • • •.' .' .' ... _.... Spring Valley ...... . .•• •• •1902
Bedford, R. L .•• ; • • • • • • • . ... . . . ..Grass Creek .......... . .•• 1885
Baanell, John G. • • • • • • • • • •
C roberland
.... . ....... 1901
Bittance, Frank .. : ......••••• • •••••• Gu
Creek
., ........... 1881
l•"
. . . rass
1904
A
Buchanan, re ne • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Springs . . • • • · · • • • • • •
•
Bozner, Frank .......•..•••• • ••••••• Omaha ........ . ......... 1900
Briscoe, F. P ....... " ·" "·"""··.Rock Springs .. .. .. • ...... l 907
Beyers, John (Colored) • • • • • • • •.• .·.'.'.·.Rock Springs . . .........•• 1907
Bonini, Peter. . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • •
Rock Sprinas ... . ..... . ... 1903
Borcich, Mike&lt;&gt; ..... ••• • •••• •,•.'.'.'.'.'.'.Hanna ... ~ . .............• l 907
Brooks, Edwa~d .. • ........ ·" ...... Rock Springs ...... • .... • •1907
Bergamo, Ennco • • • • • • • • • • • • • : ... . .. Rock Springs ... • • • • • • • • • •1906
Behring, Anthony· • • • • • • • • • · : . .. . .. . Rock Springs • • • • • • • • • • • • •1
Bernik, Frank.············· ... . .... .Wamsutter • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·~907
BELL, DAV1D_ V .... ·... . . • . . .....Hanna · · · · .. · .. • .. " ..... 1909
Baillie, W:
Rock Springs ·" • ·" • • ·" • l907
Bale~, Du1g1. ~...... •. ·.·.-.·.-.·.......... Rock Spnngs ··•"·:::::::l910
Bercich, Peter ~ • • •
...... Cumberland • • • • • • •
1910
Bakka, Edwai·d'· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ......Rock Springs • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Batich, Matt• · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

s

ig~

p.~ ···· ·" ••••·::....... .

NOTE: Life members shown In capitals
• Deceased

�Ht~TO!tY OF (j~101'\ P ,\CIFIC COAL l\ l ti'\t::S

Xll

Name

Entered Service at

l\iJEMui,;ns OLo T1~rn11s' AssoctATtoN

y car

Bergren, Lauri ... . .. . .. . ....•.•.••. •Rock Spr~ngs ........ . .... 1903
Bogus. John .....: .... . ....•••••.•• • •Rock Springs ........... . . 1908
Borman, Charles" • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Tono • • • • • • • • • · • • • . . ..... 1909
l3ozovichar, I gnace .................. Cumberland .............. ]
906
Byman. John ...... . ........... . . . . . Hanna . ...... . ........... 1904
Bean. W. H. ...... . ...... . . . ....... .Cumberland .... . ... . ..... ] 9JO
Boardman, A. ]•...•.• • • • , • • • • • • • • • •Tono • • • • • • • · • • .......... 1908
Brindley, H.ngh ... . ...•..•.. . .• . •. • •Hanna . •: ................ 191 0
Burns, Patnck ............. . . . ..... .Rock Spnngs ..... . ... .... J9]
0
Burns, Jolm .......... . ... . ......... Reliance .... ... .. . . . . . . .. ]9)0
Baro. 1\Iike............. . .... . ..... . Superior ...... . . .. ...... . 1912
Burns. Nick ......... . .............. Cumberland .... ... .... . .. 1907
Babich, Steve .... . .......... . ... . .. . Rock Springs .. ... . .... . .. ]9B
Barwick, John .. . ..... . ....... . ..... Superior ...... . . .. .... . .. 1913
Borcich. Daniel. . . .................. Superior ....... .. .. .. . . .. 19] 3
Bo~cich. Ma:~ L."' .. . •.............. Rock Springs . . . . . . .. .. . . 1911
Batley, A. '\'\1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • Hanna ......... . . . . . .. . . . 19]2
Bain, Emrnell (Colored) . . .... . ...... Hanna ..... . ... .. . ...... . 1904,
Bergant. Jacob ••••..•...............Rock Springs .... ... ... . . . 1913
Bernard. Blaz.: ••••............ , .... .Rock Springs ... .. . . ...... 19]3
Bok, Andrew'· •• • : ••• •............ . . Rock Springs .... ...... ... 1913
Borgogno, Gregono •.• . . .......... . . Superior ...... . ..... . .... 1913
Buch~nan. Frank ••••..•.............C11n1berland .............. 19] 3
Balcl!1dge, E. T.. i ....... ....... .... Cheyenne ................ J 915
Bemis: Charles "' •••• •• • • .•......... Rock Springs .. ..... . ..... ] 915
~erak1s, Steve • ••• • • • •.•••..... . .... Rock Springs ..... . . . ..... ]910
ergamo.
BI
G Frank • •...... . ...... . ... . .Rock SiJrings . ......... .. . 19]3
1916
a en, eorge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ........ Rock Spr1· n as
Bue I10. S Le,·e •••••.•............. . .. Superior tr • • • • • • • • • • • • • ] 910
Budak. George" . . . . . . . . . . . .
R k S · • ~· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·
Behrina Wjlli
• • • • • • • • • oc
pr~ni:,s • · • · · • • · • • • • .19]5
• J""i
am.·· · ··········••••. Rock Sprma"
1914•
Bno.
ot
o~ • • • • • • • • • • • • •
•
,1. • • • • • • • • • • • •
Hanna
1916
Bluhm, Reynold .... . ... .':.':.·:.':.':.": Rock ·sp·;i~g·~ .. • • .... • • • .. · 19]5
Besso. John S
.
• •• •• • •• • • • • •
• Ie rr·I Luigi•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · · · · ..Reliance .. • • • • • • • • .. • • .. • 1916
B1r
•
• John • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • .. Cumberland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1917
131tan~o.
Bornb~"i Joh~·· · · .. ••••••••••• • ••• .Rock .Springs ........ .. .. . 1917
Oonell: 'Thom~;··········· • • • • • • • • Supenor .... . ............ 1917
B • d A'
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Superior
1911
n~r • Enna
• •• •• •• •• •• •• .• .• •• .• .• .• 1917
Besso.
1 os• •• •
rnestS. • • • • • • • · · · · · · • · • . • . _-.'Rock Spr·n·;
Birleffi. Mod~t~.. • • " .. • • • • • • • • • • • .Reliance ..... .. ....... .. . ] 915
Blacker Georae ·1~· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · .Cumberland ........ . ..... 1916
Boam. j olm ..~ .• •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Cumberland ........ .. ... . 1917
Bosnich. Daniel
Hni:na .. .. ........... . ... 19]8
~utler. Bl•njamin F .. . ... •. •. •. • • • • • • • • • Reliance ... . ... . .......... 1918
Cukale. Frank&lt;&gt; .
• • ·· · ····Rock Sprmgs .... . . . ...... 1914
CROFT. TR0;\1.~S; • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Springs ............. 1904
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Springs ........ . .. . . 1882

1:.'.':::: ·····•• .....

NOTE: Lire mcnibH• shown Jn capital
~ Dc.ct!ascd
s

Name

Entered Service at

xiii

y

ear

CHEE, LAO· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • •.Rock Springs ............. 18
80
Chung, Ah • •~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • •• •RRock Springs . . . . . . . .
1883
1
1
Chokie, om • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ock Springs ... . .... : : : : :1888
Ar thur • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... Rock Springs • • • • • . • • • . • • • 1893
Cleo-a
t,01'
Chee. Ah• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Springs
1892
CROFT. CHARLES W... . .......... . Rock Springs : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1888
Collins Gus. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . .Hanna
1904
Choate: Julian. · · · · · · · · · · · .. .... . ... Hanna ••• •••••••• • •••• • ••190i
COX, ROBER!" · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••.•.Carbon • : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1881
Cook, Thomas" • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..... Rock Springs ...... . ... .. . 1890
Cardwell, Robert. • • • • • • • • • ...... . . . .Carbon . . ....... . ... . . . .. 1878
Cole, J ol1n ••.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .... .. . Carbon ...... .. . .. . ..... . 1897
Clark, J oseph,c; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ... .Rock Springs ......... ... . 1889
Cook, Ed waid * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..... Rock Springs . ... . .. ... .. . 1904
Chinn. Ah .. • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • .. ... Rock Springs .. .. ........ . 1881
Chung, Leo&lt;&gt; .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. • ...... Rock Springs ....... . ..... 1874.
Cra,\lfor1i, J. H .. ...... • .. •• .. • ..... Hanna .. . .. ... ... ........ 1901
CUl\iL\U G , DE N IS ............. ..Hanna .... .......... . . ... 1895
Chamber!', Or. Oliver ...... .... . .. .. .Rock Springs ... . ......... 1903
Cummin~s. Robert ........... . ...... Hanna .. ........ ... ..... . 1905
Clark. F~ed .... .................... Rock Springs .. .. ... ...... ]907
Cumminn-s, Roy ...... ... ... .........Hanna . .... .. .. . ..... . ... 1906
Croft. ~lyrle ... .. .... . ..... . ... . ... .Rock Springs ........... . . 1905
Chau~sa rt. Peter ........ ............ .Hanna ........... . . . • .. • .1900
Christian. Wm. C. (Colo recl) * .. . . ....Hanna ... .. . . ..... . . . .... 1900
Cl k I J
Gateway ................. 1899
c1:~k'. Rob~r·t: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :Tono • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •19 7
.. • • • • · · • · · • .1909
•1907
0
Corazza, J o h n r". • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Spnnas
Crank. George .. •• • ••·· · ······· ·· · · .Tono . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·:: .1909
Conzatti, Edward .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Super!or • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1909
Conzatti, Felix ..... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .S~penoCr •
:1904
Craver. Ezra H .. . ... • • · · · · · · ···· · ·· .Bitter R~ee ·""" .. ·.. 1906
• • • • • •1910
Curtis, Peter . . • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Green. 1ver • • • • • • • • ......
• BenJam
• 1n
• ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • ···Hanna
Supenor .• • • • • • • • • •
Came,
.......... . ........ 1911
1 ..... . •.••• • ••••••••• R k S ·nas
Campbell. Join
...... 1898
• •N1ck
• •••• . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock• Spr1·n°as • • • • • • • . ..... 1911
ConzattJ.
•
OC
pr1 D • • • •. •.
Carlson, Carl J . ....... • • · • · • • • • • • • • S
.
.. .... 1909
• • • • .. .. · 1909
Carter, A. C.. . ••.•••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·supenor
· r • • • • • • • .....
Chadwick. Herbert. ...•• • • • • • • • • • • • • Tupeno • • • • • • • ....... . • .1 912
• •Albert
•
ono • • • • • • • • • •.......... •1895
Colvm.
. ... • . ..• ••••••••••• • ·Alm
1912
• • •
•
• Y .. • ·.....
Coo~ ~1lha~, Sr.• • • • • ...... "·· : ::superior ...... · .. • • • • • • "1908
Call~on, Battista •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. Rock Springs • · · • · • ...... •1913
Collms, John •• • • • .. • • • • " • • • • •. •. •. •. ..Rock Springs • " • • • • " : : : : 1906
Croft, .Clyde_. ·: • • .. • • • • • • • • • •• ... ... Cumberland • • • • • • .. • • .... 1913
Crombie, Wilham •• • • • • • • • • • • •
Superior . . • · · • • • • • • • •
1900
Chesnjev~r~ Anton •• ••····· · ·· ·.-.-::.'.Rock Springs···· · ··· · · · ···
Card, Wilham ...... ••••••••••

°

k" •.. •.. "· .. :

NOTE: L!!e membel'S shown In capitals
• Deceased

�HISTORY OF UNION P ACIFIC COAL M tNES

XIV

MEMBERS OLD TI MERS' ASSOCIATION

Name

E ntered S erv ice at

Year

Cook, Benjamin••••····· · · • • • • • • • • • Hann~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. l 915
Calleoni, Ricardo• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Su penor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ... 1913
Clark. Wendell B...... · · • · · • .... • • • .Cumberla~cl • • • • • • · • · · • ... 1917
Crippa, Paul .. .. . .... ....... ... ... . Rock Sp r mgs .. .. . . ...... . 1914
Carnahan, 'William . .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Hanna • •. • • • • • • • • • • · • • .... 1917
Cook, Arthur ...... . ... . • . • • • • • • • • • · Rock Spnngs · · · • • • • . ..... 1917
Cotsifakis, George .. • .. . ••••• • • ·····.Hanna • • • • • • • • • · • · • • .. - .. 191 l
Cruickshank. George .............. •• .Hanna • •,- • • • • • , • • .. . . . .. . }9) 7
Castigliano, SeveriJ1a ........ .. . . . .. ..Rock Sµnngs .... .... . .. .. 1917
Crombie. Bert C... .. . . .......... . .. Hanna • • • • .. .. ... .. .. . ... 1914
Donnjan, Tony .. .... . . ... . . . ....... Rock Springs .. ... .. .. ... . 190&lt;!,
Dorigatti, J .. .......... , .. ..........Rock Springs . . • .. ...... .. 1901
Darling. George N... . .............. .Rock Springs . ... . . . . .. ... 1901
DOAK JOHN, SR. . . . ........ . ..... Rock Springs . . ... ... .. ... 1894
Durham. Charles H.&lt;' ................Rock Spr ings . .. . . .... . ... 1888
DAVIS. WILLIAM* ... ... .... . . . ....Rock S prings . .. .. . .. ... .. 1886
DYETT, JOSEPH . . . . . .............. Rock Springs . .. . . .. . . . . . . 1883
DEWAR, JAMES R................. Omaha ........ .... ... . ... 1886
Delpria, John ........... . ... .. . .. ...Rock Springs ... ... . . . . .. . 1891
Daniels. John ...................... Spring Valley ... ..... . .. .. 1901
DAVIS, THOMAS~· ... ....... ..... . . Rock Springs ............ . 1899
DONA, BONIFACIO ..... .. . ... .. ... Rock Springs .... .. . . . .... 1889
Drysda~e, John" ... . ............ . . .. Rock Springs .. . .......... 1892
De~uJher. T?ny . . . .. .. .. ... .. ... . .. Rock Springs . .. . ......... 1898
Damels, Darnel . . ....... . .. . ........ A1my .... .. . . ... ......... 1896
Dexter, Richard, Sr.... . . . . . . ...... . .Cumberland ....... . .. .. .. )901
goANE. A. H.... .... ..............Omaha . . . .. . ............. 1893
Dan~els, Elijah •... . .. .. . ....... .. .. Almy .................... 1900
Die insp1, William ... . ..... . . .. .. .. .Hanna .. ...... . ...... .... 1906
Rock Spr1·1·10's
1906
ugas, aul" • • • • .. • ...... . . .
• •• ••• ·supe1··1or i:, ............. 1908
Dolgas. Mike''··. . . . . . . .
D . H
............
.. .... ..... .. .. .. ·
avis, enry • • .. • .. . . .. .. . . . .
Rock Spr1'11m,
1908
Dexter, John· · · · . . . . .
• •• •• •Cu. mber landi:,• •• •• •• • • ••••• 1908
Dierden,
• • ......
D
EdLou
· .... .. .. ••••• •••••••• •. •. •. •. •..• •..• Superi·or . . ..• ....
.. . ...
. . . ....• 1910
.
uun,
wm . • • • • • • • • •. . ..
Rock S1&gt;r1·n•r
1911
D
dd~ R
••• •••• ••
ot- • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Do ,, Gay •••• • •••... .. . ........ .. Hanna . . . ...... ...... . . .. 1910
agres, ust........ .
R k S . O'
1913
Dellai Attilio...
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • oc
pr!nbs • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dcxt ' S
l • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ···•• .Rock Springs .. .. .. .... • .. 1909
• er, amue
Dalsasso
Ar •.,• •1O• • • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • Cumbe. r Ian d • • • • ... • . . •• • • 1901
Superior
1914
••• •••• •• •
Dalnoda' Bcanoe
t
••• •• ••
•• • •• • • • • • •• • • •• •
Doriahi \:r or • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Superior . . .. .. .. . ..... . .. 1913
o •
man
• .. ...... . .. . ..... . 1913
Drna~.
Tony.
. . .....
. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Supenor
• • • • • • • • • • ·····••Rock Sprmgs . . ........... 1913
Dcmt:har. Jack
Deneley. Aar0 I••
1 s · .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · .Rock Springs .. . .. .. . . ... . 1909
Dona. °Jolm . _ ' r. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• .. Reliance ... . .... . ..... . .. 19)2
Davis. David.· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · Cumberland .. .. ... ....... 1916
· ··· ···· ·· · ·· ·· · ······rono ················· ... 1917
!\OT£: Life members shown In cnpltaJs
• Decensed

Name

Entered Service at
Year
D~sovich, feter •••••••.•............Reliance . . . .. .. ... ... . .. . 1917
Elias, A. \ •• • • • • • • • • . •. • . .. ...... .. Rock Springs .... . ........ 1900
ECKMAN, NELS ••• •. . .. .... . ... ... Hanna .. . ... . . . . . .. . . . . .. 1890
ERICKSON, CARL . .... ·,; .. . ... .. .. Hanna ................... 1893
E~ WARDS, THOMAS T . ...........Rock Springs .... . ...... .. 1879
Ev1ch, John ••• • • . • • • . . . .. .. ... . .... Rock Springs . .... . ..... .. 1905
Ed.wards, D. R•.•.... . .. .. ... ....... Almy . .. . ................ 1893
Eliason, 1\~a.t t • • •• • • • .•... . ..... .....Rock Springs ...... . ...... 1895
Ecker, Lu.1g~• • • • • • • • • • • • ............Rock Springs ............. 1905
Eynon W1l.harn ••••..•• . ... .... . . ... Grass Creek . ... .. .... .. .. 1885
EDWARDS. T. L ... . ..... . .. ....... Almy . ........ ........ ... 1888
Eva~1s, Jack;•• • • • • • • • • • • • .. . ... . ... Rock Springs .... . .. . .. . . . 1891
Eon .. Frank • • • • • • • • .. • • . .... ..... . Rock Springs ...... . . .. .. . 1910
E beling. Rudolph ....... . ........ . .. Reliance ....... . . ... . . ... 1912
Easton. Alex• • • • • • • • . . • • ...... ..... Reliance . . ... ... .. .. .. . . . 1914
Easton, John.•••• • .. •• . ..... . .... . . Reliance . .. . . ......... . . . 1914
Erzen. Benjamin••• • .. • .. .. .. ....... Rock Springs .... .. .... ... 1913
Edlund. i\la ndy ......... .. .......... Hanna ................... 1913
Ed,\ ards. Thomas, Jr.... . ... . .. . .. .. Cumberland .... .. .... . ... 1916
Ellis. i\lorris . . .... • . . ........ ... ... Superior ... .... . ... ...... 1916
Ellis, W1ill inm ...................... Superior ................. )917
Fea rn. Lvn,an ..... . ..... . .......... Cumberland ...... .. .. .. . . 1904
Foster. Thonms ..................... Rock Springs . .. . ....... . . 1899
Fitchet t. Gt1orge . .. . .... . ....... . ....Rock Springs . ...... . .. . . . 1889
Fearn. Janie,; ... ........ . ... .. ... ... Cumberland .............. 1905
fortuna. Andrew* ..... . .............Rock Sp.rings . .. . .. . ..... . 1902
Fong, Ah . . .. ..... ... . . ... ... .. ... . Rock Springs ... .. . ... . ... 1884
Farno, Joseph* ...... .. .. .. . .... . ... Rock Springs ... .. .... . ... 1892
FIRMAGE. JOHN, SR .... . .. ... . . ... Rock Springs ............. 1888
Faddis. Da vid T . . ........ .. .........Cumberland ....... .. ..... 1901
Frank. Alex M... . . .. . .. ............Rock Springs ............. 1905
Felix, Edward ...................... Cumberland .. ... ... ...... 1901
Fabiny, John .. .. .... . ... ....... .. .. Rock Springs .. . .. . . . .. ... 1907
Firmage, John, Jr.. .. .. .. . .. .. . ... .. Rock Springs . .. . .... ... .. 1907
Finch, James ...... . . ............... Hanna ....... • . • • • • • • • • • • l 907
Free~an, William ........... . . ......Hanna ....... • •. • • • • • • • • •1908
Friend, Charles ...... .. ....... . .... . Tono ....... . .. • • • • • • • • • •1907
Farantt
1910
.
' Jolln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • ..Superior · .. . .............. 1910
Fia nn. Peter .. . .. .. . .... ... ...... .. .Rock Spl'mgs . . ••••• •••••• 1907
• I J 0 ll? ,:. • ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Cumberland
..• • • ..........
• • • • • • • • • •}908
Fam
'
IC l,
. r
Franch, Aclulle ... ... ... ... .. • • • • · · .SuperJo • • • • • •
Fischer, Joseph* .. . ................. Rattlesnake • ...... • ·:: :::: 1908
1911
Forsyth, John .... .............. •· • • • .Tono . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
l 913
Floretta, Adolph .... . . ...... . .. •••· .Superior • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •1892
• .... • .. •1901
Fo,vkes, R . W . ......... • .. · • .. ·.... Almy · ..........
d
Farnsworth, Charles W .... . . .. . . • • · · .Cumb?rlan • • • • • • • • • • • • • •1913
• Luigi .................... • • • ·~C::uper1or
• • • •• • , • • • •• • • •
F•aun,
NOTE: L ile members shown in cnpJtals
• Deceased

xv

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

xvi

Name

Entered Ser·uice al

MEMBERS OLD TIMERS' ASSOCIATION

Yeu.r

Forakis, Paul A.. •••• ···· ··· ·· ····· .Hanna • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • • ... 19]2
Foote, Donald C.. • • • • • • • • • • • ·······Hanna • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • ... . ]9]4
Fugino, Jenpi ................. . .... .Cheyenne ......... . ...... 19]0
Faddis. James P....... . ............ .Cumberland .......... . ... 19
05
French, Charles, Sr. ................. Cumberland .. . ........... 1912
Fm,ik, Nick ........................ Cumberland ........ . ... . . 1916
Fermelia, John ... ... ...• • •. • • • • • • · • Hanna · ·: • · · · · • • • ........ ] 9] 5
Fermon, Benjamin F. (Colored ) ..... •Rock Spnngs ... . . . ....... 1919
GREGORY. CHARLES .............. Rock Springs .... .. ... .. .. 1895
GENETII. JAi\lES 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Springs ... . . .. .. .. .. 1891
Golob, Frank .................. . .... Rock Springs ... ... . .. .. .. ]904
GREEN\rOOD. ALEX ...............Carbon . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. 1892
GLAD. JACK" ..................... Dana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 1891
Goddard. John ..................... .Spring Valley ... . . . . . . . . .. 1903
Goddard. Harry!&gt; ..... .. ............ Almy ......... . . ... ... . .. 1884,
GIBBS. RICHARD ..................Scofield ....... . . . .. .. .. . . 1894
Grosso, Barlon ......................Rock Springs .... ... ... . . . 1897
Ganzler, John!&gt; ..................... Rock Springs ... . . .. .. . . . 1905
Griffith, James A.•............ . . . .. .Omaha ......... .. . .. .. . . . 1886
Gonzales. James" ..•.. . .... . ........ Rock Springs ... ... . . .. . . . 1900
Gras7• August* •••••..••............ Rock Springs ..... . ..... . . 1892
Gled1ch, Joseph ••.•.................Rock Springs ..... . . . ..... 1901
Gregory. H~~I~ ••••................. Rock Springs ........... . . 1899
Goddard, '\'\ 11lrnm •••...•......... . ..Spring Valley ............. 1901
Groutage, H•. J•..•................. .Spring Valley ............. 1898
G~outage. Wmn H••••.•..... . ...... .Spring Valley ............. 1890
G1ov?l.e,. John •• •••• • .... ........... Rock Springs ............. 1907
Gent!!!"!• August. •••••. •............Rock Springs ..... . ....... 1905
G~n!1h~1, J1ames •••••••••........... Rock Spring:; ..... . ....... 1891
G1ll1spk1~, NGath~1 (Colored ) .... . .... . Hanna ....... .. .......... 1907
G
rat ra ·1s. ust . . . . . . . . . . .
H
1909
Griffith"~. Le\\IS.···............
·•
" • • • • • • • Rock
annaSpnnas
• ·: • • • • • • • " • • · .... ]900
GeorgeI8 k.· is. Georgc ................
• • • • •Super·1or o • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1911
.
.. .............. .
G8 I8551• p
,
eter • • • • • • • • •.• •
Cumberland
1912
Gerrard, James. • • • • • • • • •...
• • • •. • • • • • " Rock Spnn&lt;&gt;s
· • • • • • • • · • • · · · · 1912
Goddard. Walt
• •• ••• •
o
•••••• •••••••
Graber F ker ••••••••••••••••.... Cumberland .............. 1913
' ran • .. • • • • •
Hann
1915
GGrillos. John .. . ...... :::::::: •••••• Hannaa ................... 1913
askell Alb t
•• • • • •
• •• • •• •• •• • • •• •• • • •
Grohar' Pet er ••••••••••••••••..... Hanna ................... 1917
Gilfilla~. o::ici. B••• • • • • • • · • • • · · · · · .Cumberland .............. l 917
GI avata. Peter. . . .•.• .•.• .. • • • • • • • • • • • • •Tono • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1913
HOW. AH
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Spnngs ............. 1917
Hll\l. AH"·......... •.•... •• .. •••••••••••. Rock Sp~ngs ........... . . 1884
Hughes, '\'i". w. ,~ .. : : '. : • • • • • • • • • · · · • .Rock Spnngs .. .. . . ....... 1882
Hunt, J. M. (Colored) .....'.'.'.'.'.·····• .Carbon .................. 1893
Henkel! A T &lt;&gt;
• • • • • • Hanna .............. . .... 1898
' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .••.Hanna ................... 1905
NOTE: Ltro members abown In caplLllls
• Dcct36ed

Name

xvii

Entered Service at

Year
Hill. Ludvig •.••.•.••• • •............Hanna ................... 1900
Haikio, Jack" •. •••• • ••••• .......... Rock Springs ............. 1890
HUNTER, JOHN,
SR. ............... Almy .................... 1888
11
Holen, John 0 . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Baldwin .... .. ....... . ... 1881
Hood. Andrew G...•............. . .. Almy ....... . ............ 1898
Henkel I. Theo. P ... ...... • ... : ....... Hanna ...... . ............ 1874
Hardin. Albert. .••............ ... . . .Rock Springs ... .......... 1905
Harvey. Ben . . .... .. .... .. ..........Rock Springs ............. 1897
Harvey. Mo es" ...... . ..............Rock Springs ........ .. ... 1885
Holmf's. John" ..................... .Rock Springs .. . .......... 1886
Hopp, Charles .... , .................Rock Springs ......... .. .. 1889
Hanlon. Daniel ............ .. ....... Cumberland .......... . ... 1904
Hodgson. Colin ... . . . ...... . ...... . . Hanna ................ . .. 1905
Huhlal a. J. A........... . ........ . ..Hanna ................. . . 1905
Hill. John'1 ••• • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . . • • Carbon .................. 1898
Heni= al11. Clwrle " . ... .. . ............ Rock Springs ............. 1906
Higgi11~. Chu rlcs ............. . ...... Hanna .............. • .. • .1906
Hattori I .. . .. .. ... .. ........... Hanna ................... 1907
Homa n' 1-l;,~old ... . . . ... ... ......... Cumberland .......... • • • .1908
Hick-- \.I b1•1 t .. ... . ...... . .......... Rock Springs ........... · · 1897
•·"\\ l· 11·,a I1•' . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Springs ......... .... ]902
l-1·11
I
] 907
Hill: Hobert 11. . .. . ................. Rock .Springs ....... • • • .. •
E•l I\\ anI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Superior . • . ........... • • •1910
•
Han k·1ng,
1910
l)
•
Ha 11, avlCl • · ..... • ... ' ..... •. . . . • . Tono
. .. ...
· ... • .. • • • • · · · • · 1899
Rock Spnngs .. • • • • • • • .. • ·
HI·11r ' E•• Ji\l
I ,· • ••K•• •• • •••••••••••••••• ·Rock Springs . .. · · .. · · · · · .1906
Ha ner. o 111 • . . • .. • • • • • . . • .. • • • • •
•
1885
N I
Rock Sprmgs .. • • • • • • • • • • •
Ha1d1sen, CCI s ·1· • ·c·•••• ••••••• •••• ••• Hanna .. . ................ 1911
Hu son. 1ur es •· • • • .. • • .. • • • • • • •
1913
Hu 0 hes. John B. .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .HanknaS • •.• •••••••••••••••• 1909
•
Harrington. H.
J. • • • · .. • .. • • • • • • • • .. Roe • prmgs • • · • • · • .. • • .. 1913
Harrison, James .. ········· ·· ·· · ·••• HRanknaS. •.•••••••••••••••• •1911
.
oc pnnas
........ . ... .
O
•• 1914
Hill John \'\ •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·H
'
11
anna
.•
•
•
•
•
• • • • • • •• • • • 1911
kS •
Hakala Anselm •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
' •
•
Roe pnngs • • • • • • • • • • • • •
.. 1906
Hurakop1s. Chris ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·c b I d
Hekkunen Ernest •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hum er an • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 1913
' •
anna .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Huht.ula,GEh •••••••••••••••••••••• : :cumberland .............. 11991165
Hatz1s, eorge •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • H
· .. · · ..
Hvvonen,
Andrew .•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Canna
b l•• •d• • • • • • • • •
1916
1
um er
an • .............
• • • • • • • • • • • • •19
•
Ham?lm,
C. W...•••••••••••••••••• Rock
Springs
06
Harrigan, Hugh ...•.. •• •• ······ ···· ·H
....... 1916
•
" n ....... · · · · · · • · • • • • Hanna .• • • • • • • • • • • ....... 1909
Hennmasen,
E.
o
Holma Anton .••..•••• •••••••••••• ·s anna. • • • • • • • • • • • •. ....... 1913
•
upenor • • • • • • • • •
Hudson, James .......... •••• • •••••• R k SpTings ............. }917
Highley, Charles F.•.••• • • • • • • • • • • • • Co~berland .............. 1916
Ho man, De I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Superior
u
... . ........... . . 1917
Holmes, John .........•••••••••• • •• R k Sprin"'S ............. 1913
t&gt;
Hansen, H ans ......... ••· · ····· . ... ' oc
0

NOTE: Life rul•mbers sbnwn In capitals
• Deceo.•ed

fl_

�HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

xviii

MEMBERS OLD 1'1MERs' AssoctATtoN

Name

Entered Service at

Year

Hathis, Frank J ••• • •, • • • • • • • • ····· ··Hanna • • • • • • • • • · · · · · • .... 1914
Iredale, Joseph •• • - • • • • • • • • • • ·······Carbon • • • • • • • • • · · · · • .... 1878
Isaacson, John .. ••.••••••·········· .Carbon • • • • • · · · · · · · • ..... 1897
Ishizaki, Kichsa ..•.•••••• • • • • • • • • • • .Hanna • •. • • • · · · • • • • . ...... 1909
Jugovich. Anton ............. , . , .. •• R?ck Spr~ngs , ..... ....... 1902
JOHNSON, AXEL. .......... . ...... Rock Sprmgs ............. 1890
0
JONES, JOHN E. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Springs ............. 1891
JAMES. JESSE . . ........ ... ........ Rock Springs ............. 1892
Julius, Louis* ...................... Rock Springs ............ ,. }899
Johnson, Eli ....••...•...... • . . . •• . .Hanna • • • • • • •. • .... . .. ... 1905
Jackson, Joseph................. ... ..Carbon . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . 1900
JOHNSON, AXEL .................. Rock Springs .... . . ...... . 1895
JOHNSON, CHRIS ..................Rock Springs . . . . . . .. .. .. 1885
Jelouclian. Thomas •...... .. . . ....... Rock Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . 1905
Jones. J. \'\' ... . .....................Carbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 894,
Jim, Ah" ••..•..................... Rock Springs . . . . . . .. ... . 1881
James, Thomas* •.•................. Rock Springs .... ... .. ... . 1905
James, Harry ••••••••......... . ..... Rock Springs ..... ... .. .. . 1904
Jones, Evan •••••••...... .. ......... Carbon ......... . .. ... .. . 1901
Jenkins, D. M...................... .Cumberland ....... . ... . .. 1902
Jelouchan, Alex . ........ .... ........Rock Springs ............. 1906
Johnson, J ohn K.•.••......... ...... Hanna ................... 1899
Jereb, ! oseph •• ~,·, ••••.•........... . Rock Springs ............ . ]907
Jetkosk1, J~_seph •••••.••.. . ........ Cumberland .............. 1905
Jacks~n, \'\ ilham ••••................Rock Springs .......... . .. 1908
Jug?v1ch, Anton0 A••.•.... . ......... .Rock Springs ............. 1907
Jackson, Joseph • • • • •••••.......... .Rock Springs ...... .. ..... J 908
1910
Jones, Henry• • • • • • • • • • • • . . . , ..... .. Hanna
J elaca, Tony.... . ........ . .
S
· • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • 9 9
J
J
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• • • • • • • • upenor ...... ...... ... .. I O
ones, osep • • • - • - • • • • - . • ...... ... .Hanna
1913
Jones, John.·······••·•
Hanna • • • • .. • • • • • • • • .. • • 1913
Johnson, Clarence ...... .'.'.·.·.·_-_-_-_·_-·· Reliance······· ···· ········ 1913
Jelaca J •I1
• ••
·
• • • • • • • • • • • .. • .. •
Jensen• Nosep
1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Supeno r • • • • · · • • • • • ..... . 1915
Jerash~1 / i5°
1 ••••••••••• • • • · · • • · · · · .Omah~ · · · . · , ............. 1889
Jerasha L~ ~· • • • • ' · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .Super!or • • • • • • • .... . ..... 1912
' J. uis.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Supeno r • • • • • , - ......... . 1913
Johnson.
K.. •..• •......
•••• •• •••••••Hanna ................... 1909
Johnson Walt
•
erGEORGE
· •• •• •• ••
Cumbe_ran
I d • • • • · • • • · • • · · • 1915
KRICHBAUM.
Kovach Jose h
'
• • • • • • • • Baldwin .................. 1888
P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Spr1·nas
1905
K udar, ' lgnatz.
.... .. .
•
. b • •• • • • •• •• •• •
Kaminiski John
• • • • • .. • • • • • • • Rock Sprmgs ............. 1904
K?rmus, j 051!ph: _·:::: .":: .• .• .• .'::: • • • • Roe~ Spr!ngs ......... .. .. 1902
Kim Leo
• • • • .Rock Sprm gs ........ . .... 1899
Kuh;li ·M·a-ti:: ." .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · Rock Springs . ............ 1900
Koski ' John
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .Rock Springs ............. 1902
Kumpula, Eii·.-.-.-.·.-.·_-_- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Springs ............. 1903
• • • • • • • ··••• • •.Hanna ..... ... . . ......... 1901
0

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.NOTI::: Life members shown In t11,pJl.lll1
• Dett:latd

Name

Ent,crcil Service at

xix

Year

Knutt. Jacob ••••••. . •.............. Hanna ................. . . 1904
Kobler, John •••.....•.............. Cumberland .............. 1900
Kolesar. John ••••.................. .Cumberland .............. 1903
Kukoy, Paul"' ..... . ........... . .....Cumberland . .. . .......... 1903
Kong, ] oe ..........................Rock Springs ............. 1880
Kwong. You" .......................Rock Springs ............. 1883
Klemens. l\Iatt ...................... Rock Springs ............. 1903
Knezevich, Bozo ..... ......... . .. ... .Rock Springs ............. 1904
·~ jc lquist August* ............. . .... Rock Springs .......... .. . 1893
Kd Iy J;seph ........ . ............ ..Rock Sprin~s ............. 1900
Kuli~ll. John . ................ . ..... Rock Springs .......... ... 1898
Kuutto Albert ...................... Hanna ................. . . 1904
f' u ls'· Charles
Cumberland .............. 1906
' m1 I.
• •• • •••••••••••••••• Rock S rinas ............. 1906
P. 0
1906
l\.umar, J ohn •• • .. • • .. • • .. • • • • • .. ·..
,
J ames •••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Sprmgs
............ . 1902
1..._nox,
.
Kudar, J ohn ................... .. .. .RRockk: SSpr!ngs •••••• ••• • ••• 1907
,, • Il b. a um. Henrr' ..... ' '. . . . . . . . . . oc
pnnas
. ........ .. . . 1909
0
Knc
K • I • F k"
Hanna .. . ............... .
r onts n , 1' ran ·, •••••••••••••••••••• Rock Springs ..... , ....... 1907
h.ramer. oscp 1 •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
.
1909
,
Casper .. ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·R
Supen
or •.... • .. • • • • • • • • • •18%
Knipa.
k
S
oc • prmgs .. . ......... .
Kinghorn. JoIm. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·Rock S pnnas
·
............ . 1909
Kooz?er. An.ton •• • • • • • • • • • • • ········Hanna .. . ~............. .. 1909
I ouns. Mannus. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S
•
1909
. .•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1910
Kalister John ..............•.•••••• Supenor
• .. • • • • • · • • • • • • • • 1911
•
Kcnsche' Herman. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S uperior
•
upenor .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Kettle, John •• •:•••················ ·Rock Springs ............. 1911
Knezev!ch, Lo111s •.; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock Springs ........... . . 1906
Knezevich Marko • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bl ffs
1907
• •
ounc11 u • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Knezevich. N~ck ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·Cumberland .............. 1908
Kragovich. Nick •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·Reliance .... ............. 1912
Kalan, Grego~ •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Springs ............. 1913
Kobler, Mart111: •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Su erior ... . ......... .... 1913
erior .. ..... ..... ..... 1913
Kladianos. LOUIS • • • ••• •••••••••••••
• h, F'rai1k.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Rock
p Springs • • · · · · · • • • • • • 1898
Kmetic
Korogi, l\!like ....••••••••••••••••• • ·.Hanna ................... 1909
Kroaer Peter ..•••. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • H
1913
. :o ,
. . . . . . . . . anna . . • • • • • • • • • • ....... 1913
Kivi, John· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
. Reliance . • · · · · • • • • • • • • • • •1910
Korh?nen, Seth.······ · ·_-_-_-_- _-_-_-_-.-.-.-. .Evanston .. • · · · · · • • • • • • • • • l9ll
Kos111. S. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Hanna .. • • · · · · · • • • • • • • • • •
Kussa~, Hachi~o • • • • • • • • • • •. •. •. •. •. •. •. ·.·.Superior .. • · · · • · • • • • • • • • •
Knezevich, Manon·········
..Superior • • · · · · · · • • • • • • • • • 1917
Kauchicb, Steve.·······_-.'_-_-_-_-_-:.':: .. Rock Spr~ngs • · · .. • • • • • • • • l918
Krik, Kasper.·· · · ·· ···
.......... Rock Sprmgs • · • • • • • • • • • • :l919
Krza, Johi:1 · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. . ....... Cumberland • • • • • •• • • • • • • .1918
Kallas, Michael···········
....... Winton .. • · · · • • • • • • • • • • • 1918
Kaul, Floyd A.· • • • • • • • • • • • • • ......Rawlins ... • • ·
• • • • •• • • •
Keehner, Edward R ...•••••••••

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NOTE: Life members shown In cnplta.l s
• Deceo.artd

�xx

HTSTORY OF U NION PACITJC COAL MINES
MEMBERS Oto T1r.rnns' AssocuT10N

Name

Entered Service at

Y ear

Kerr, Gaddis .. .. .... . ... ... ........ Hanna .. .... . .... . ... . ... 1918
Koman. John J .. . . . ... . . . .......... Superior ...... . .. ..... . .. 1916
Kovach. John ..... : ........ .. .. . ....Rel iance . ....... ... . .... . 1919
Litt, Yee ......... . ... . . .. ....... ... Rock Springs ... . ........ . 1896
Lisko, George .. .. . .. . .. .... . .. . . ... .Rock Springs .... .... . .... 190]
LEWIS, BENJAMIN ..... .... . ..... . .Rock Springs . ............ 1891
LeMARR. THOMAS M .. .. . . ........ Rock S prings . . . .. . . . . .... 1880
LEE. WILLIAM K.* ... .... . ........ Baldwin ............. . . . . 1882
Lee, Joseph ........................ Carbon ... . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 1904
Lucas. Joseph . . .. .. .. ........... . .. Ha nna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11)()1.
Lindroos. Oscar E... .... ... ......... Rock Springs ..... .. . . . . . . 1902
Lasko, John ........................ Rock Springs ..... . . .. . , . . JgCJ6
Leadbetter. Benjamin * .. ...... . . .. ... Rock Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . 191l5
LACEY. JOHN \"V.* . . .. . . ...........Cheyenne . .... . . . . . . .. . . 18t!6
Lottma. John . . .................... . Hanna .. ....... . . . ... . . . . 1899
Love, Thomas .... . ..... . ........... Carbon . . .. . ..... .. .. . . . . J90 I
Lee. John ...... . ... .. ............ . . Hanna .. . .. . .... .. . .. .... 1907
Lei~o. L eander .. . ... .. .. ........... .Hanna .......... . .. . . .... 1907
Lewis, Richard. Sr:" ........ .. ...... .Rock Springs ..... . . ...... 1886
Lehti. John . . ........ .. ... .. . .......Hanna ..... . .......... ... ] 904Lacr~ix, Hubert ........... , . ... . ....Cumberland .............. 1909
Lahti. Mike . . ...................... Rock Springs ....... . ..... 1906
Leino, John ....... .... . ............ Rock Springs .... . .. ... .. . 1908
Lappala, August .. . ..... . . .. .. .... .. Hanna ...... . .. . . . .. . . . .. 19 10
Lind, John* .. .. ... ... ...... .... .. . . Rock Springs ..... . .. . . . . . 190(&gt;
L ambros. S.11iros . .. .. . ......... . .... Superior ............. . .. . 1907
Lemich, Louis . .. . . . .... . ........... Superior ................. ]910
Lynn. V;raino .......... . .... . ... . ... Hanna . . ................. 1910
Lemoine. Joseph H .................. Hanna ................... 191 l
Lightner, Charles .... . . . ............ Rock Springs . . .. . . . . .... . 1907
Lipponen, Peter ..... . .. .......... .. .Cumberland .... . .. . ...... 1901
Lauder. A. C.... ...... . .. .. .. ... ... Superior .......... . ...... 1907
Lewis, Richard, Jr.... .. ............. Rock Springs ............. 1912
Lehto, Frank ... . ....... . .. .... . .... Hanna ................... 1911
Leesco. John .. . .. .... . . .. . . ...... . . Cumberland ....... . .. .. .. 1914
Lewis, · John R. ........ . ...... . ..... Rock Springs .... . ........ 1912
Libby, James L." .... . . ... ..... ... .. Rock Springs .. ... . ....... ]906
Levar, Nick ......... . ....... . .. . . . . SuperioT ............. .. .. 1918
Larsen, Joubert L. ..... . ......... . .. Rock Springs ............. ]916
McMillan, William ...... . . .. .. .... .. Rock Springs .... . .. ... . . . ]902
McMahon, Peter* .... . ....... ... . ... Rock Springs ...... . ...... 1888
McTEE. JOHN, JR....... .. .. .. ..... Rock Springs ......... . ... 1896
McTEE, JOSEPH, SR.* ..............Rock Springs ... ....... . .. 1890
McIntosh, William" ...... ... ........ Rock Springs .. .. . .. ...... 1895
McCARTY. FRANK L. .. ............ Almy ............. . ... . .. 1886
McTEE. JOHN. SR.* ...... . ... . .....Rock Springs ......... .... 1889
McMillan. Robert-=· .... .... ... . . .... . Rocle Springs ........ . .... 1885
:-IOTE: Ll(e momb~r~ shown In co.pltnls
• Decl•nsed

xx.i

Name

E11terccl Ser·vice ut
y car
McDonald, Jake". . . . . . . . .
.
Mclnt~sh, James . .... .. .. . •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •.
Spr!ngs • • • • • • • • • . ... 1900
R k Spr!ngs • • • • • • • • ..... 1904
McAllister, Huoh. . . . . . . .
McMurtrie, Th~mas" .... • • • • • • • • • • • Roe Spr!ngs • • • · · • • • • . ... 1886
• • •.•.•...
• • •.•..
• Hanna
ock Spnnas
1906
O
• • • • • • •• • • •• •
McLennan, Jasper M. . .. .•.•...
McPhie, James A ••• •.. ... .. . .. ..... .Rock s~;i~~~ • • • • • • • • • • · · · ·
McMil Ian, Bert •........... . ... . . ... Rock S1lrinos • • • ••• •• •••• •1910
0
McLean Hu 0 h. . . . . . . .
S
·
......... . • • •
,
o
• • • • • • • • • • • • • upenor . . . . .
1909
McLeod, James. T. • • • • • • ••• • . ... . ... .Rock Springs . : : : : : : : : : : : : ] 906
McDonald, Ro) , Sr.................. Rock Springs ..... .. .. .... 0
19
McClelland, Jas. V.......... . ....... Superior
9 8
1 12
McPhie, Wi Iliam • • • • • • • • • •••........Cumberla~d • : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 19141\lcMahon, Dewey· • • • • • • • • • • • ....... Rock Springs ...... ....... 1914
j\J~Gregor, Evan •••• • ••• . .•... .. . . .. Rock Springs . .......... . . 1917
i\ lcGraw, E dward F .. ,~ •............. .Reliance . ...... . . ........ 1918
i\lacdonald, James V. • .. ....... . . . . ..Rock Springs .... . ... . .... 1898
l\ lacdonald• .lames. Sr...••..... . .... . Rock Springs ..... ........ 1898
l\for rison. l\ !alt .. • • .. • .. . . • .. .. ... . . Rock Springs . . ... . . . . .. .. 1889
l\lorris. T. \L " . . . ... • .. • .. .. ....... Rock Springs .. . .... . ... . . 1900
~Trnk. A. .. • . • • • .• •••• • .••••• .. • ....Rock Springs . ....... ..... ]904
fl lAT ON, -,, , 1.. . ........... . ..... Rock Springs .. . ... . ... . .. 1888
JVIL Rl 1KO, ~HCHAEL, SR.* ..... ....Rock Springs .. .. ....... .. 1891
J\IOFFITT. C. E. . . . ... . ......... . ...Rock Springs ..... ..... . . . 1893
MOON. WILLIAM ..... . ... . ... ... . . Rock Springs . . ... ... .. . .. 1898
l'vlARUSHAK, JOSEPH* .......... . . . Rock Springs ............. 1891
MOON, JAMES 1'· • • • ••• • • • • • •• • •• . • . Almy ....... . ............ 1874
l\lanazot. Charles* . . .. . . ..... . .......Hanna . ....... .. . ........ 1903
Morroll'. .Mattlie11 . . . . . . . ... ....... . Cumberland ............ .. 1902
l\lallone.n. I\fotthew&lt;&gt;. . . . ..... .. ... .Rock Springs ..... . . ...... 1899
1\ li ller. Jo$eph. c.. . . ... ... .. ... ... Rock Springs . ....... . .... 1897
MOHG. N, THOMAS . ... .. . .........Rock Springs .. ... ........ 1887
I\IORGAN , CRAHLES . . ... ... . . . . . .. Almy ................ .. .. 1883
Murray. C. A. ....... .... .... ... . .. . Spring Valley ... . ......... 1899
MUIR, RO BERT ........ . .. ...... . . .Rock Springs ....... .. ... . J880
Medill, M. W ............... ........ Rock Springs .. .... ..... .. 1899
Moser. Frank .. .... .... .... .. . .. .. . .Rock Springs ............. 1902
Mattila. John * ......................Hanna . . ........ . . . ...... 1901
Mertila. S.... . ....... .. .. .. . .. .. . . . Hanna . ............. ... . . 1904
Mellor, Thomas . ... ... . . ......... .. .Hanna ... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · · 1905
l\1olyneaux .. Robert . ................ . Hanna .. , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · 1905
MATSON, .JOHN . . . . .... ... . . . .... . Ham1a . . . ........ ... . ... . 1893
Moore. Samuel ...... . ... .... . ...... Cumberland ...••.•• •• •• •• 1904
Miller. T. B............... . . . . . .. .. Cumberland ..... • ... • .. • •1906
M h J
Rock Sprinas . .. . .. . ... .. . 1885
M~!?k }', Jahes* •••• • •• • • ••••••••••• Rock
Sprin~s ........ . .... 1875
M1 J h~n,. A} .............••••••• ·Rock Springs ... .. . . ...... 1901
enk9 1Jn1,k* n rew •• •••••• •••• •••• •• ·Hanna ..... ... . .......... 1900
Ma 1. ac ......... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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NOTE: Lire m embers shown In cnpltnfs
• Deceased

�HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL l'\lli NES

xxii

MEMBERS OLD TIMERS' ASSOCIATION

Name

Entered Service at

Year

Meekin, James ........ . ......... ... .Hanna .. ................. 1906
i\llann, J. R... ... ... .. .............. Hanna ............ . ...... 1905
l\liorgan. John W .................... Rock Springs .... . ........ 1892
Menghii1i, ATcange)o .. .. ..... .. ... .. Superior . ... .. ........... 1903
Moore, John .......... . .............Cumberland ...... . ....... 1901
Maki, I saac .......... .. ......... .. . Hanna ........... ........ 1902
Mellor, Charles .. ........... ........ Hanna ..... ....... . ..... . 1905
Milojevich, Milan ..... ... .......... . Rock Springs ..... . . .... . . 1909
Morgan, John W ... . . ..... .......... Rock Springs . ...... . ... . . 1892
Matson, Andrew .................... Rock Springs .... ... ... ... Ig97
Matthew, Williani. .................. Hanna ......... ..... .. . . . 1909
l\Iilitich, Michael. ....... .. .. . .......Rock Springs . . . . . . . . . . . 1910
Moser, Narci,;so . .... ..... .......... .Superior ............. . .. 1907
Marcina. Joseph . . ................. . Rock Springs . .. .. ... . ... . l 9 I 1
Mettam. Joe .. ............ ...... . ... Superior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l lJ08
Mullen, James&lt;:• ..... . .. .... .... .. ...Superior .............. ... 1'110
Mullen, Thomas ......... . .. . .... . .. Superior ..... . .......... . l 9il9
Magelos. Joseph .... .. .. . ... ... . .. .. Harma .. ................. 191 ()
Milne, David .. .. .. . ..... ... ..... . .. Hanna .. ................. 1909
Mossop, Willard .... .. .. .. .......... Tono .. .. .......... .. .... J 910
Murray, James F." .. . ...... ... .... .. Rock Springs ...... . . . .... 1889
i\1urto, Gus ...... . ................. .Hanna ... .. .. ...... ..... . 1904
Marinaro, Joseph ................... .Hanna ....... ........ .... 1912
Menghini, Herman .................. Rock Springs ....... . . . . .. I l J I 2
Milonas, John ..... . ................ Superior . .... .... .. . . . .. . I&lt;) 1 1
Marshall, Matt A ........... .. ....... Rock SpTi11gs .. .... ....... 1910
Mi.lier, John;; ...................... Scofield .. .......... ... ... 1904,
Morrison, Dundas" .. ....... ......... Rock Spring:- ... .......... 1902
Martin, Grover ..................... Rock Springs ............. I910
Maki, Elias .. .. ... ....... . ......... Hock Springs . . ......... . . 19H
Maki, Victor ..................... . . Rock Springs ............. I902
Marovich, Michael. ....... .. ....... ..Rock Springs .. ... ........ I 9] 3
Moreatti, Andrew .... .. .... .. ...... . Cumberland .. ......... ... 1905
Mullen, William" ................... Rock Springs ....... ..... . 1907
Myska, John'" ...................... Rock Springs ............. 1903
Matthew, Kenneth ............. .. .... Rock Springs ............. 19] 5
Menghini, Emmett ........ .. .........Rock Springs ............. 1917
Miller, Anna ... . .. ................ . Cumberland ........ . ..... 1918
Mlinar, l gnatz, Sr....... ... ........ . Reliance ... .. ............ 19] 3
Matson, Ernest W ................ ... Hanna ... . ............... 1917
Mandez, Frank .................... . .Rock Springs ........ .. . .. 1918
Migiakes, Michael ................... Reliance ................. 1918
Milosevich, Samuel ..................Reliance ................. l 918
Mrak, Anton .............. . ........ Rock Springs ...... .. ..... 1904
MORROW, MATTHEW, SR. . .... .. .. Almy .. . ................ . 1890
Nishinura, K." . . .... ............... .Rock Springs ....... . ..... 1901
Nakamura, T ..... . ............ ... .. .Rock Springs ......... . ... 1904
NOTE: Life members shown In c:1.plt11ls
• Dec:e;iscd

Name

xxiii

Entered Service at
Year
Nol~ack, Jacob" ••••••. •... . ... ...... Carbon .. ............... . 1892
Ne -On. P. P.; • • • • ••••...............Rock Springs . .. .... . ..... 1898
Notar: Jerry ;; ... . .................Rock Springs .. . ....... .. . 1905
Novak. Anton •. . •. . ..... . ......... Rock Springs .......... . .. ]903
1907
Nerot. Anton .... . . . .. .. ....... . .. . . Cumberland
~ordwall. William* .... ........... . . Spring Valley·::: ;': ::::::: :1902
Nol.iusu re. S... • ......... . ... . .. . ... Rock Springs ............. 1910
Newren, Bernard .... . .. . ........ . ...Scofield ..... .. ..... . ..... 1889
Norris. William ......... .. ... .. . . ...Hanna ................ .. . 1906
Nelson. Charles 0 ................. .. Superior ............. .. .. 1906
Noble. Georqe · .. . .................. Rock Springs ...... .. ..... 1910
Nu~ent. Patrick" . ........ ...........Superior ...... .. .. . ..... . 1907
Nicksich. Nick ....... .. . ...... .. . . ..Superior .. ............... 1913
Norris, Robert. .......... . ....... . ..Hanna .. . ........... .. . .. 1913
Nakazona, Harry .... . ...... .........Hanna ... . ...... . ........ 1914
Novak. Tony . . . .... . .. ...... ... . .. . Rock Springs ........ . .... 1905
Nalivka. Henry ..................... Cumberland .. .. .. .. ... .. . 1914Nelson. J.
Hanna ................ ... 1906
Noaki. Isamw . . .......... . ... . ... .. .Hanna ....... .. ..... . .... 1918
Norvel l. W. J. ... .......... ...... .. .Superior ....... . ......... 1917
Neal. G. A............. . ........... Winton .. . .... . .... ...... 1918
Neimi, Nestor ........... . ....... . ...Rock Springs . . ... . . ... ... 1905
Oronovic. George . ... ......... ..... . Rock Springs ........... .. 1898
ORD. FRANK .. ....................Rock Springs .. ... .. ... . .. 1882
Ong. Lee . ........... . ..............Rock Springs ........ . .... 1897
Outsen. Charles" ... . ................Rock Springs ............. 1900
OLOFSON. OLOF ....... . .. . .. . .... .Hanna . .................. 1894•
Olofson. Arthur .. . ... ...............Hanna ... . ..... • ... .... .. 1905
OJ ALA, GUST .. ................... Hanna ....... .. ... .. .....• 1897
Omai1 . Alex .. ....... .. .. .. . ........ Rock Spnngs .... ....•.. •. 1905
Ono. S...... . ........... .. .. . ...... Rock Springs ... .. .. . . .. .. 1905
O'.Malley. Austin . .......... . ...... . .Carbon .............• .. • •1894
Orme. Jed ..... ... .... ... ... . .. . ... ,Rock Springs ..•.••••••••• 1905
Oblock. Anton ......................Rock Spr~ngs •.•• • •••••••• 1903
Oblock. Anton . . ....... , . ...........Rock Sprmgs ..••• •••• • ••• 1909
Ojala, Oscar ........ . . . .... . ....... Hanna ...••••••• •• •• ••••• 1906
Superior ........... . ..... 1910
0 "'asawara, Y........ . ..., ..... .. .. • •
O~ejc Matt ..... . ...... . .... . ......Rock Springs ••• ••. ••••••• 1906
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0 ver y• Eelornad, Sr .. ... • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Cumberland ~· ••••••••••• •• 1901
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PRYDE. GEORGE B.. .. .......... . . Rock Spr~ngs ••• • ••••••••• 1892
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Peternell, John ..... . ..... .. .. .. . . .. .Rock Spr!ngs . ..... . ...... 190,t
Potocnik Leonard" . . .. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Spr~ngs • • • • • • • • • • • • . 1904
Potocnik Fronk .................... . Rock Sprmgs .. . .......... l 90tL
PAHR. ED J....................... Carbon . . .... . ........... 1898
Powell William H.* . .... • • . • •, • · · • · Carbon • • • • • • • · · • • • • • • . .. 1895
POTTER. DAN D......... . ... . . . • .. Rock S prings • .. • • .... . ... 1886
PRICE, WILLIAM* .............. .. . Rock S prings .... . . . ... . . . 1883
Penny, John w.-~ ................... Hanna ... . ... . ...... . ... . 1904,
Peterson. Paul" . . . . . . ........... . ...Hanna . . • • • . . . . ... . . . . .. . 1896
Penman,' George W....... . .......... Cumberland .. . ..... . . . .. . 190:2
PO~"ELL THOMAS Q... . ......... . Carbon .......... ... . . . . . 1g37
Perner. Anton .......... . ..... ... ... Cumberland ........ . .. ... 1902
Peternell, Andrew . . . . .. . . . .......... Cumberland ...... ... .. ... 1901
Powell, Griff ............. ... .. .. ... S pring Valley ...... . ... . . . 190-1Pasonen. A."' .. .. ..... . ... . .. .. ..... Rock Springs . . .... . . .. ... !902
Pivac. Lawrence .......... . ......... Rock S prings ..... .. . .... . 1905
Parr, George L. .................... .Rock Springs .... .. . ...... ) 900
Parkko, J. E.................. . .....Rock Springs . ....... . .. . . ) 901
Peterson, Albert. . . .... . ............ Rock Springs ..... .. ... . .. ] 901
Powell, Demetrius ....... . ...........Rock Springs . . .. . .... . ... )906
Peterson, Bert, Sr.. ................. Rock Spr ings ............. l 900
Philipovich, John * ... . .............. Rock Springs ............. )906
Pavich, Tony ............ . .......... Rock Springs .. . .. ..... . . . 1907
Palco, Mike ....... .. ........ . ..... . Rock Springs . . .. . . .. , . . .. ) 905
Peterson, Henry ........ . ... .. ...... .Hanna ..... .. . . , . . ... . . . 1905
Piethe, August* .....................Superior ..... .. .... . .. . . . 1908
Preece, J. S." .......... . .. . ...... . . .Rock Springs ....... . ..... 1908
Pollari. Alfred . .... . ... . ... , . ...... .Hanna .................. . 190:~
Potocnik, Frank . .. . ....... .. ........Rock Springs ............. 1905
Price, George" .... . ....... . . . .. . . . . .Tono .................... 1908
Purin. Eugenio . . ...... . ............ Rock Springs . . ......... . . 1908
Pasera, Joseph ....... . ..... . ....... .Superior ................. 191 1
Pedri, Emanuel. .................... Rock Springs ... . ... . ... . . 19 ll
Percich, Marko . . ................... Rock Springs . . . . ..... .. .. J9l0
Peterson, Bert, Jr......... . ..........Rock Springs ... . ......... J9] 0
Piaia, David ....................... .Superior ................. 1909
Powell, Obie . . . . ................... Superior .............. . .. 1910
Paavala,. Tony: ................... . . Rock Springs ............. 1911
Paperelh, LoU1s .. . ........ .. ........Rock Springs ... . ......... 19)0
P~ters, Jo!m ..••.. . .................Rock Springs ......... . ... 1912
P~nter, M1ke ..... . ..... .. . . ....... . Superior ............ . . . .. 1911
P~nler, Lawrence . . ......... . ...... ...Rock Springs ..... . ....... }910
P1vac. Anton ....................... Rock Springs ............. 1911
Porenla, J~lm, Sr................... .Rock Springs ............. 1902
Pecolar, Mike ... . .............. . ... .Rock Springs ........ . .... 1900
Parton,_ Enoch C.................... Rock Springs ............. 1909
Perko,r1ch. Matthew ......... . . . ......Rock Springs . ............ 1912
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Puchoski, Thomas ......... . .. . .. . ...Cumberland
Potocnik, Frank • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . .Rock Sprmgs
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Pecolar, Andy •..•.................. Superior . . ... . ........ . .. 1915
Peterson, Bert ••••.......... . ..... . . Rock Springs ............. 1909
Peters?n, Hans ..................... Reliance . . ............... 1915
Pollan, John• • • . ......... . ......... Rock Springs ............ . 1907
Poulas, John ..••.. . ......... . ...... Hanna . ....... . .... . .... . 1915
Panos? Gust • . ..•.. .. ...... . ..... . . , Rock Springs ........... . . 1909
Perakis, Alex .... . •........ . ........Cumberland ..... . . , . ..... 1917
Pushkin, Peter .. . ........ . ..........Cumberland .. .... . ....... 1917
Paoli, Eugene ........ . ....... . ..... .Rock Springs ..... .. ...... 1907
Portwood, Z. A...... . ... . ... ... .... Superior ......... . . .. . ... 191 T
Profiri, Michael ...... . . . ........... .Cumberland .......... . ... 1916
Parris, Ar thur H ....... . ....... , .... Rawlins .... . . . ........... 1918
Perich, Nicholas . . ........... . ...... Winton . ..... . .......... . 1917
Petrina, George, Sr.... . .... . ... . .... Superior . . ............... 1913
Pirnar, Joseph ................ . ... . .Reliance ... .. ............:]9.17
Por ter. Ray .. . . . ............... .. .. Cumberland .... . ...... , , .1918
Ramsay. J ack ... . ..... . ... . ... . . . ...Rock Springs ........ . .. . . 1887
Rehovich, Joseph ......... ... .... . .. .Rock Springs .. .. ........ . 1901
Randolph. J. W. ( Colored ) .......... Rock Springs . . ... .. .... . . 1899
RUSSELL PATRICK 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Como . ................... 1883
Rae. James C. 0 . . • • . . . • . . • . . . • • . . • . . Cumberland . ....... .. .. . . 1901
Robinson, T. H., Sr......... .. .......Cumberland .......... . ... 1901
ROBINSON W. J .... .. ... . ......... Cumberland .............. 1901
Rizzi. Albin'o ......... . . . ......... . . Rock Springs ........ : :.. .. 1900
Rauzi, Peter ..... . ..................Rock Springs ....... . ..... 1904
Rizzi. Nick ..................... . ... Rock Springs ... • ... .. . . , .1904
RAUZI GEORGE .. . ....... . ........Rock Springs ............. 1899
Ramou~h, Anton .................... Rock Springs ... . ........ . 1900
Ritter. William L. 0 • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • .Omaha . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . .... 1891
Roberts, Isaac ....... .. ......... . . . . Rock Springs ... .... . .. . .. 1905
Rodda W J .. . .....................Hanna .. ... . ..... .. ...... 1894
Reeh, .Ad~lph ...................... .Rock Spr~ngs .......•.... . 1905
Ronca"lio Frank0 • .• . . . • • • • . • . • • • • • Rock Springs ..•••. . •.••.• 1903
RODDt&gt;A. SAMUEL I.. .......... . ... Hanna . ._. ................ 1895
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Robin~on Fred• • · · · · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Superior . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1908
Radalj Anton ...................••• Rock Spr!ngs •••••••••• • •. 1909
Rink Erik .....................•••• Rock Spr!ngs ••••••••••••. 1905
Robe.rls. Morgan F.. · · · · • • • • • • • • • • • • Roc_k Springs • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1905
Rafferty, James E. 0 • • • • • • • • • ·······. Relia nce : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .1911
Ravanelli. August.•••· ...... •••• .. •• Rock pr~ngs • • • • • • • • • • • • . 1910
Randolph, Cyrus (Colored) ······· · ·· Rock pr~ngs • • • • • • • • • • • •• 1910
Randolph. John. Jr. (Colored ) .....•• Rock Sprmgs •••••••••.... 1912
Regard. Amand&lt;&gt; . • • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • • • .Tono • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19) 1
Renny, Huah ....... . .............. Hanna • •.••••• ••••• • •.. ... 1911
Relford, Joim ..... . .... , • • • • •••····.Rock Spr!ngs • • • • • • • • • ••. 1910
Rout.5ala. Ade ........ . ............• Rock Springs • • • • • • • • . .. . 1906
Ruffini. Otto .. . ..... . .............. Reliance •• • • •. •. .. • •.. ... 1906
Rizzi. Jo~eph ..... . ......... . ....... Superior ... • • • .••• • •... •.. 19] l
Rauniker. Frank .............. . ... •, Rock Spnngs • •••..•.. ... 1905
Ruby. John ......... .... .. .. ....... .Rock Springs .. .. . .... .... 19]2
Raite. Vi'. A.................. , .... • Hanna • • • • • • • • • • • . , . . .... 1913
Randolph. Clinton D. (Colored) ...... Rock Springs . . • ... . . ..... 1913
Rock, Clyde ........................Cumberland ... . .. . . ...... 1915
Robinson, T. H............. . ....... Cumberland ... ... ........ 1915
Rider, Frank C..................... Ha nna ........ . ....... . .. ]917
Russell. Charles C.• ............... . .Hanna ......... . ......... 1917
Soltis, John ................... . .... Rock Springs .......... . .. 1900
Sickich. Joseph . . ........... . ....... Rock Springs ............. 1901
Sulenta, Joseph ...... . .............. Rock Sprinns ............. 1902
"Sandy" (Chine..;;e)• . . . .... . ...... . ..Rock Springs ............. 1885
Sung Ah ...........................Rock Springs ...... . ...... 1890
S1evcns, Paul .......... . ... . . . ... . .. Rock S prings ............. 1898
SANDSTROM, GUST ...... . ........ Rock Springs ............. 1887
Sprowell, Joseph M.• ...... . .........Carbon .................. 1900
~T~th, Lynn.,•, ...... . ... .. ........Ha nna ................. . . 1904
BNER, ADOLPH° ...............Carbon .................. 1893
Sled, Willi_a~ (Colored)* ...... . .....Rock Springs ............. 1897
Spence, Wilham .... . ............. . . Rock Springs ............ . 1901
§aunders, Thomas (Colored)• ........ Rock Springs ............. 1898
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Sheffi~ldo ~i-j : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Rock Springs .••• • • ••••••• 1901
1iam ............ . ......Carbon .................. 1894
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te s, p ar es (Colored) ........... Rock Springs ............. 1904
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Simpkins, Rob~;t • •••••••••••••••• • ••Rock Sp~ngs ••••••••••••• 1889
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S turholm, Phil ....... . . . . . .
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Smith John A
• • • • • • • • • oc pn_ngs, • • • • • • • • • • ••. 1899
Swann• Charles•• E• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Sp r!ngs • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1906
• Sam 1°•• • • • • • • • • • ··••••• . .Rock Sprmgs
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Slua_manna, F'~ank ...................Cumberland .............. 1907
~oltis. George . . ... . ...... . .. . ..... Rock Springs .... . .. . ..... 1896
axbur~: J ack ...................... Hanno ..... . ............. 1907
Sc~rpcl 1,. Frank .................... Hanna ........... . ....... I907
Sh1matov1ch, l\larco ................. Rock Springs ............. 1908
Starman, Anton ........... . .........Cumberland .............. 1903
Stashack, George .................... Rock Springs ............. 1901
tevcns, Paul ................. . ..... Rock Springs ............. 1898
Salo, Oscar ........................ .Hanna ................... I909
Sano, S............................ Hanna ................... 1910
Sawyer. Lewis .................... Ft. Steele ................. 1901
Sloan, John ............... . ........ Ft. Steele ................. 1909
Stevenson, G. L. ................ . ... Rock Springs ............. 1903
Strauss, Rudolph" ......... . ........ .Rock Springs ............. 1909
Smith. James ....................... Rock Springs ............. 1909
ta lick, l\Iartin .............. . . . .... .Reliance ................. 1908
Sax berg, Mott .... . ................. Hanna ................... 1909
Sherralt Isaiah . .... . ............... Hanna ................... 1910
Smith, George" ......... . ..... . . . ... Rock Springs ..... . ....... 1911
Subic. John, Sr.................... . Rock Springs ............. 1901
Summerscales, Allen ........... . . ....Rock Springs ..•••..•.•.•. 1907
Sherwood, William ...... . . . .. . ...... Evanston . , .. . .•..•• • •..•• 1904
Simon, Felix ... . ...... . .. ... ....... Rock Springs .••••..•••. • •1911
Snyder. Charles C.................... Cumberland ..••••••.•. . •• 1912
Seppa. John .... . ...................Hanno .......•..••••••••• 1909
Stebner. Max ......... . . . . . ......... Carbon •., •••••••••••••••• 1896
S tockich, Peter ......... . ........... .Rock Sp~ngs •••• • •••••••• 1912
Santioh. Joseph ......... . ........... Rock Spr~ngs , • • • • • , • • •• • .1911
Sharp Herber! ..................... .Rock Springs ••••••••••••• 1911
Skorup Peter ....................... Rock Spr!ngs ........ • .... 1904
Smith, Archie ...................... .Rock Sprmgs ............. 1912
Snyder Georae ............ . ........ .Cumberland •••••••••••••• 1908
Shifrar, Law~ence ....... . ........... Scofield ,- ....... • ........ 1910
Sorbic John C......................Rock Spnngs ••••••••••••• 1909
Cumberland .............. 1901
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Sellers
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• • • • Superior
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Staurakak1s, eorge. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Sprinas
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Scala, Henry ...••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Sharrer, Otto G.............. . . .....Rock Springs ............. } 909
Spence, Andrew . ..... . ..............Reliance .. ......... . . . ... )919
Tallmire. Frank ... .... , ..... , • • . • • • .Omaha . . .... . ...... , . . .. ] 901
TARRIS, ANDREW, SR.* ......... .. Rock Springs ............. 1898
Toucher, George* ........ . ...... , . , . Rock Springs ..... .. . . .. .. 1904
TOUCHER, URBAN ....... .. ....... .Rock Springs ......... . ... 1897
Travis. Jack ...... . . ....... . ...... . . Carbon .. . ..... . . ..... . .. 1899
TWARDOSKI. THOMAS ............ .Rock Springs . ......... ... 1892
Thompson, Charles" ........... . ... .. Rock Springs ............ . ) 891
Tremelling. T. H.... . , .... , .. ,, ..... Cumberland .............. 1904
Tomicich, l'Vlichael ~, ................. Rock Springs ... . .... . . ... 1903
Tomich. Tony* ... ..... .. . ... ..... . . Rock Springs .......... .. . l903
Taylor, Mary . . .. .. ...... .. ....... .. Rock Springs ......... . ... 1901
Treat, Edgar B.&lt;; ....... . ........... .Omaha ..... . ............. 1888
Thomas. John ........ . ............. Rock Springs ..... .. ...... 1905
TALIAFERRO, T. S., JR.............Green River .............. 1883
Ting, Leo .......................... Rock Springs ......... .. .. 1881
Tolzi, Samuel. ..................... .Rock Springs . ....... . .. . . 1905
Tanfield, Frank ......... . ...... . ....Almy ........... . ... . .. . . 1890
Tomich, John ...... . . . ..... . ...... . .Rock Springs ............ . 1904
Tomich, George .............. . ... . ..Rock Springs .......... . .. 1903
Tanaka, C.* .................. . ..... Rock Springs .. ........... 1907
Tomsich, Joseph .................... Rock Springs ..... ...... .. 1904
Tarris. Andrew. Jr.* ............... ..Rock Springs ..... ........ 1898
Tomich, John ....... . ........ .......~·inton ......... ... ... . . . 190.,1.
Toucher. Jack . .. . .... . . . ........... .Rock Springs ... .. ..... . .. 1907
Taccalone, Michael. ...... . .. . .......Hanna ......... . ...... ... 1909
Tanaka, Y.. .. .. . ....... .. ....... .. .Hanna ............ . ...... 1908
Tome, Silvio ........ . ... . .......... Superior . . ...... . ........ 1910
Tait, Stewart. ...... : ..-............ . Cumberland .............. 1908
Tagnolli, Leon . . . ....... .. .. . ...... Superior ..... .. .......... 1910
Tanaka, S... .. .................... . Rock Springs ............. 1910
Timko, Michael ...... . ........ . .....Rock Springs .. . .......... ] 899
Tatakis, James ..... ......... ........Hanna ... . .... . . . ........ ]913
Tanaka, Takarchi ............. . ..... Denver ...... . ......... . .. 1905
Tarter. Donato .... . ................ .Superior ........ . .... .... 1913
Taylor. Bert. . . ............... . .....Hanna ....... . . .. . . ..... . ]913
Tomisich:_ J~ck ....... . . . : .......... .Rock Springs ........... . . 1911
Telck, Wilham ..... . .... .. ....,, .. .. Superior .......... . . . .... 1914Tardoni, Frank .... . ........... '..... Reliance ........... . .....,1911
Tateyama, Y...... , ... . .... .':·.•.. •.... Hanna . . .. . .... . ... .. .. . . 1913
Tavelli. Bert M.... , .. .... .. ... . .... Hanna ................... 1915
Todeschi. Charles ... . . ....... ....... Rock Springs .. ... .. . ..... 1910
Tolzi. Joseph .............. . . .... ...Reliance . . ...... ..... . ... 1913
Trahalis. John . ....... . .............Hanna ................... 1913
Takeda, T .. . ... . ... .. ... . .......... Reliance .... ... .... .. .... 1914
Tomazin. Martin ............. .. ..... Rock Springs ............. 1911
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Toucher, Frank ....... . ............. Rock Springs , . • • • • • • • • • • • J905
Theros, John . .......... . ........... Sidney ......... .. .•• , • • • .1913
Traeaer, John C... .. .............. . H anna .. , , , , , • • • • • • • • • • • • 1910
Ura~, Andy" .... ........ .. ..... . ...Rock Springs ..•.•..• , • , • •1904
Uchikoshi, T ........... ............. Rock Springs ... • • •. • • • • • .1898
Uram Peter ........... ......... . ...Rock Springs ..••••• • •. • • • 1905
Veha;, Frank ......... .............. Rock Springs ..... • . • , . , • • 1906
Veitch, George ... .................. .Hanna ....... . . • • •, • • • • • • 1907
Valandro, Mentore .................. Superior .. , . •. . , . •., , • • • .1911
Varros Tony ....................... Reliance ...... .. , , .. • .••••• 1911
Vrklan: Marko J ....... . .......... . ..Rock Springs .......••..•• 1911
Varanakis, George .. . . .. ... ... . ..... Superior ........... . .••.. 1912
Varros, Joseph ..... . ........ ...... ..Rock Springs .. . .. ........ 1907
Vesco, Joseph . . ... . . ... .. .......... Cumberland ........ . .. . , . l 915
Vollack, Edwanl. . ..... ............. Superior ................. 1913
Von Remhow, Joseph ... . .. .......... Grand Island .. . ... .. .. .. .. )915
Van Valkenburg. Richard .. . .... . ... . Superior . . ............... 1909
Walters, Henry .. .. . .. ... . .... . ..... Rock Springs .. , .......... 1901
Willson, William F'. . .... ....... .. ... Rock Springs ...... .. ..... 1904
Wa,:sung, Charles P.&lt;&gt; ............. . . Rock Springs .......... . .. 1893
Wilson. Ed .... .. .......... . .... . . ..Rock Springs ......... . ... 1903
Wilde, Matt. .. ... .. . ... ... ......... Rock Springs ............. 1903
·Wilde. Robert . . . . ..... .. .. .... . .... Rock Springs .... ......... 1902
Williams, Will iam A..... .. ..... .. .. .Rock Springs . ..... ... ... . 1896
Wah, Leo 0 •• . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rock Springs ............. 1886
Wright, Henry (Colored ) .. .......... Rock Springs ............. 1904
White, Nestor .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .... . .Hanna . . . . . .... ... .. ..... 1905
WILDE, GEORGE F." ....... .. •..... Coalville ............ ..... 1883
WILLIAMS, W.W." .......... L .... Grass Creek .............. 1880
Williams, Spencer" .. .... . ..... '. · · -··Grass Creek ....... . ... . .. 1882
WALL, FRED . . . ... .. ...... .. : .. . .. Rock Springs . . ... ...... . . 1896
Wise, Neil" .. ....... . .... . ... . ..... Rock Springs, . ......... . . . 1879
Wilkes, William .... ... ; ........... . .Spring Valley ........ .. ... 1902
Webster, Richard . .. . . ... .... . . . . .. . .Rock Springs ............. 1906
Walsh, James 0 • • • . • • . • • . • • • • • . • • • • • •Hanna .. ... ......... .. ... ]905
Welsl1, John T.&lt;&gt; ..... . .... ~ ......... Almy .................... 1898
Wakkura, Matt. ...... •..... . ... .. ....Carbon . . .. . . . ....... ... .. 1894
Way. E. C................ . ....... , .Cumberland .............. 1903
Wright. Harry ........ .. ........ .. . . Carbon ... .... . . .... .... . ] 886
Wise, Joseph ..................... . . Rock Springs .. .. . .. .... . . 1906
Williams, J. A.................. . .. . Cumberland .. ... . . . ...... 1907
Ward, Port J.. .... : .. ............. . Rock Springs ... .. .... .... 1909
Wigley, George ...... ... . .. ........ . Tono ......... .. ......... 1907
Wilde, William .......... .. ... ....... Rock Springs ..... .. . ..... J909
Wilkes, George .............. . . ..... Cumberland . .. : .......... ]907
;unch, Benjamin .............. . .... Rock Springs ............ . 1907
akabayashi, Zenjuro ............. ,. Hanna ................... 1910
.:S:OTE: Life members shown In capitals
• Deceased

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XXX

Name

Entered Service at

MEMBERS OLD TIMERS' Assoc1ATJON

Year

Warren Thomas ........... •. • • • • • • •Tono • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • .. . . l 911
Wataha'. John . .... . . . ........ . . •• ...Rock Springs . ..... . ...... 1905
Wisema·n. Grover .. . ...... .. . • . • • . • • Superior .. • • • .. • • .. • ..... 1909
Walkama·, Salma . ............. • • .. • .Superior . . • • • .. • ..... . ... 1911
Warren Harry . .. ........... •• .. •• . .Tono • • • • • • • •. • • ... .. .... 1911
Warren: P. Henry* ........... . • .....Tono .. • • • • • .. • . • .... . ... l 911
While. Job ......... . ............... Hanna ....... . ....... . ... 1910
Wigley, Thomas .................... Tono .... . ..... .......... )908
Woods, William ......... . .......... Hanna . . . . ........... . .. . 1905
Woodward. Thomas .. . .. . .. .. ....... Rock Springs . . . . . . ....... 1913
Williams. Waino .............. . .. . ..Hanna ...... . . ........... 1911
Ward, George .. .. ...... . ......... . . Superior . .. . ... . ......... 1913
Wilkes, George A.......... . . .... . .. Hanna .................. . 1914
Williams, Haydn . . .. .. . . . ...........Rock Springs ............ . 1914
Welsh, Steve .................... . .. Cumberland ... . ... ....... l 914
Worsley, Frank ........ ............. Hanna ..... . ............. 1914
Woolrich. Robert. ....... . ..... .. ....Cumberland . ... ...... .... l 914
Wright, Robert. ........... .. .. . . ... Hanna .... . .... . . .. . . .... 1915
Wylam, Harry A.~' ..... ... ...... . ...Tono ........ . ......... . . 1911
Warburton, George .. .. ....... . . .. ...Hanna ..... . .. . .......... 1916
While. John, Jr.... ... ....... ... .. .. Hanna .. .. ....... . ....... 1915
Wilde, John ...... . ...... . .... ... ...Rock Springs ....... . ..... 1916
While, Edward . . . .................. Hanna .... . .. . ........... ]917
Wilde, Bryant H .......... . ......... Cumberland ........ ..... . 1914
Wright, Mike P ..... . ..... . ......... Rock Springs .... .. ....... 19 '16
Wales, George ... . .... . .. . ... .. ... . . Cumberland ... . ...... .... 19).l.
Young, Gavin&lt;&gt; ...... . .............. Rock Springs ............ . 1896
Yedinak, John ..... . ............... . Rock Springs ..... ....... . 1904
Yak, Leo ......... .. ... . ............Rock Springs . ... . ...... . . 1895
You, Leo ........................ . ..Rock Springs ............. 1898
Yugovich, John ....... . ....... . ..... Rock Springs ......... ... . 1904
Yaksee, George* ... . .... . . . ......... Rock Springs .. . .. . ....... 1906
Yenko, John ..................... . ..Rock Springs ........... .. l 898
Yakamovich, Mike, Sr........ . ..... . .Rock Springs ............. 1907
Yovich, Matt, J ............ . ........ Rock Springs .... .. . ...... 1908
Yovich, Mike ............... . ....... Rock Springs . .......... . . 1912
Yamnik, Frank ..................... Rock Springs .... ... ...... 1913
Yoneda, Yiji. . . ........ .. .... ... ... Rock Springs ............. 1906
Yakamovich, Mike, Jr........... .. . . .Rock Springs ..... . ....... 1914
Yerkovich, Spiro ......... . . . ........Rock Springs .... . ........ 1908
Zupp. Michael* ............ . .. . .... .Rock Springs . ............ 1900
ZUICK.. JAMES" ....... . ... . ....... Rock Springs ... . ........ . 1905
Zelenka: Vaclov" .................. . .Rock Springs ....... .. .... 1901
Zaversmk. Anton ............... . ....Rock Springs . ............ 1906
Zampedri, Enrico* .... . ....... .. .... Superior .... . ... . ..... . .. 1907
Zaversnik. Joseph ................... Rock Springs .... . ........ 1909
Zelenka, Frank ...... . ....... . .. . ... Superior . ... .. . . . . ....... 1911
:SOTE: Lite m•mbers shown Ill ca.plta11
• Decea.aed

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Year
Entered Service at
Name
Za1·ec. Lawrence ... . ................ Super!or ..••• •• ••••• ••••• 11991111
Zueck, Guido ... . .. . ................ Supenor ...••• •••••••••••
Zakis, John ........ ....... •.•· ...•. .Hanna • •• • • • • • • ••• •• • • •• •1913
Zakis, Nick ..... ......•. · • • • • • • • • • • ·sHann~ • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••
Zullo, Louis . ................ • .... ,• upenor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• 11.,r·k
Hanna
. . .... . ....... 1910
Zagans,
1• 1 ·e •• •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
. •••• •
1913
.... • • • • · · · • • · · • • 1911
• ......... ...... . •• •• • ••Superior
,...
.
Zan dron. Pio
Zelenka, James . . ........ . .. •••• ••·• ::,upenor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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NOTE: Life members shown In ca.pttals
• Deceased

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II

ANNUAL REUNIONS 0Lo TIMERS' Assoc1ATJON

xxxiii

ANNUAL REUNIONS

LIST OF PRESIDENTS

OLD TIMERS' ASSOCIATION

'
OLD TIMERS' ASSOCIATION
'
THE UNION PACIFIC

WITH DATE HELD
AND PRINCIPAL SPEAKER

COAL COMPANY
Reunion

Year

1st

1925

Mr. J llmcs )loon

2nd

1926

Mr. 'Thoma L cl\Inrr

3rd

1927

:i\lr. Joseph Iredale

4th

1928

Mr. Robert CnrdweJI

5th

1929

-;\[r_

6th

1930

:\lr. Chris Johnson

7th

1931

Mr. Joseph ~IcTec, Sr.

8th

1932

l\1r. J . Stanlc_y Preece

9th

1933

)Ir.

10th

1934

l\1r. 'William McIntosh

11th

1935

l\!r. Frank L. l\lcCarty

12th

1936

l\!r. Charles Gregory

13th

1937

Mr. Harry A. , vylam

14th

1938

Mr. 0. C. Buehler

15th

1989

)fr. Obie Powell

Pre~ident

First Annual Reunic,n
June 18, 1925

Eugene McAuliffe, President, The Union Pacific Coal Company

Second Annual R eunion
-Tu ne 12, 1926

Hon. C. D. Clark, former U. S. Senntor from
" Tyoming, deceased

Third Annual R eunion
,June 11, 1927

Mr. N. H. Loomis, General Solicitor, Union
Pacific Railroad, deceased

Fourth Annual Reunion
.June• 9, 1928

Hon. ,;v. B. , \Tilson, former Secrctarv of I.abor, deceased
•

F ifth Annual Reunion
.Tuly 20, 1929

1\Ir. Caroll B. Huntress, Executive Secretary, National Coal Association

Sixth Annual Reunion
June 14, 1930

Rev. ,;v. McMurdo Brown, Rector, St. Thomas Church, Denver

December 11, 1984

Seventh Annual Reunion
J 1me 18, 1931

Rt. Rev. Elmer N. Schmuck, Episcopal Bishop of Wyoming, deceased

September 7, 1985

Eighth Annual Reunion
June 11, 1932

l\Ir. Carl R. Gray, President, Union Pacific
Railroad Company, deceased

Ninth Annual Reunion
June 10, 1933

Hon. L P.s)ie A. Miller, Governor of Wyoming

Deceased
December 29, 1934,

September 4, 1931

Robert Muir

D. V. Bell
February 9. 1986

March 13, 1940

T enth Annual Reunion
.Mr. Thomas S. Hogan, Chairman. Labor
Board, District Five, N. R. A.
June 16, 1984
Eleventh Annual R eunion Hon. Ralph Kimball, Chief Justice, Supreme
Court of Wyoming
June 22, 1985
Dr.
L.
E. Young, Vice President Operation,
Twelfth Annual Reunion
June 20, 1936
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Thirteenth Annual Reunion Hon. ,villiam Ritchie, Attorney ll.t Law,
June 19, 1937
Omaha, Nebr.
Fourteenth Annual Reunion Mr. J. L. Haugh, Vice President, ruion PaJune 18, 1938
cine Ra.ih-oad
Fifteenth Annual Reunion l\Ir. W. M. Jeffers, President, Union Pacific
Railroad Company
June 17, 1939

�LA YING OF Co11NER
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xxxiv

Laying of Corner Stone of The Union Pacific
Coal Company's Old Timers' Building
A. w. Dickinson, General Superintendent, Chairman of Ceremonies.
Rock Springs, May 28, 1929

PROGRAM
Opening selection by The tTnion l'acific Coal Company's B,l nd.
Exercises by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of 'Wyoming, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons with the following Masons officiating:
T . S. Taliaferro, Jr., P. G. M., as Grand l\laster
George B. Pryde as Deputy Grand Master
Oliver Chambe1·s as Senio1· Grand ·warden
John L . Dykes as Junior Grand ·warden
J.M. Rumsey, P. G. M., as Grand Treasurer
C. N. Bell as Grnnd Secretary
Charles B. Swann as Grand A1·chitect
Reverend R. E. Abraham as Grand Chaplain
Claude Elias as Grand Lecturer
Eugene McAuliffe as G1·and Orator
Lewis H. Brown as Gnmd Marshal
E. E. Waltman as Senior Grand Dea.con
A.H. Doane as Junior Grn.nd Deacon
Charles H . Durham ns Senior Grand Steward
Bennett Outsen as Junior Grand Steward
, 11

lilliam Hutton ns Grand T yler

In response t o t he Grand Orator nn acceptance of the building, on behalf
of the Old Timers, was made by John P . White, International Representative, 'Cnited Mine ,vorkers of America.
Closing selection b)• The Union Pacific Coal Company's band-America.

•

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STONF. 01•
•

ElTGE·• NrE M c Al TI.llt'l•'B
ADDRESS OF •
•

d .

f ·w yotning a nd President

. gas Grand Orator for t he Grnn~ ~,~as11~nogton°tTn ion Coal Compu.ny
Ac t m
. p ·fie Coal Company an
of the U n10n ac1
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. .
w M embers o f the Masonic
, Old Timers' Assocu.1.tion, F cllo
. d ..
Members of t itc
·t
d Fnen :s
Fraterni Y an
•
.
d . b ·tding con.
J . •ust seen l a id un er a Ul
,
.
The corner:-tonc which ,~,e ia,,e ,J • • , f the Old Timers, cmploycs
. .C
y
d d d cated to the use o
structed in honor_~f , an e . I
the ,, , ashington Union Con_1 ompan '
·1 t . . t he histor y o f on e of the
0 £ The Pnion Pacific Coal Company,
..
bf I ·d l nc\l· m1 es one U1
r
•
and their fanuhes, esttt JS 1_( . L h t t e of vVy oroing. , ,v hNt t lic v mon
oldest industries located 11'1th1 n t ef ~ a th
t it immediately . ou g ht a
d t --cl the s t a tc 1 om e ea s
b
. . R ·1
.
I first mine was op ened nt a r on,
Pacific a1 roa en_ e1c
supply of fuel fo1· it_s locomotives._T 1:d to exist except in t lte n1cmo r ies
a mining ,,illage winch has ]dung cease I o on~e lived i:i,nd worked therein.
. l . ck t o 1868
of some of our elder men an won1eL1 w l
Tl1.is begi1mina0 of tbc coul mining industry of the state d a t e] :; JcL
.
cl t'
• t1rnt year 6&gt;,a
r,:60
t on :s- of coa wer e 1m ne a
!.ixty-one years ago, and lTl
:l
Cnrbon.
In the sumc year B111irtow11, the fo rerunner ~f t he City of ~ock
Springs, saw the o~ening _of the _first mine loc~ted m th~ Rock Sprm gs
District, the Vi'yommg Mme, which produced m the year 1868 _but 365
tons. Thereafter development and production followed at Almy m 1869 ;
Grass Creek, 1Tt11h, in 1881 ; Twin Creeks in 1882 ; Pleasant Valley,
Utah, in 1883; Dana in 1889; Spring Valley in 1899; Hanna in 1890;
Superior in 1906; Reliance in 1911. The , ¥inton mines were purchased
in 1921. During this period the company opened and operated mines at
Baldwin, Como, E r ie, L ouisville and North1·op, Colorado. The Scofield,
Utah, mines we1·e likewise purchased with t he exten sion of the railroad
into Cnlifornia, and the Tono mine of t he '1Vashington Union Coal Compun_y was opened in 1908.
From the year 1868 to 1928, both inclusive, a t otal of 105 902 653
tons of coal was mined by our men in the st ate of 11Vyoming, 1·epi:esenting
46 per cent of the total state production during the sixty-one year period
much of _t1_1e tremendo~s task attached to the building of the mines and th;
commumties surroundmg same, as well as the mining of the
l
f • d b h
coa , was peroi me_ .Y t e men we today seek to honor membe1-s of th Old T"
.
1me1 s
Assoc1ahon.
'
e

c::

Was~:~~:v~~~:y
1tte0 ~os!~~·e;f4:~ployes of t~e Union Pacific and
~ore than twenty years' se.rvic~ Eleve f ~mployes )\h? have a record of
m China. Of the 447 Old Ti : 3. hn o hese are Chmese who are living
.
mei s, 5 ave seen 40 or
.
,
.
mo1 e y ea~·s service,
repr~sentmg 29 nationalities. Thirty-three of the
pension. \Ve have among these 447 t
a· t· . 447 are retired under
wo is mct1ve personalities ., M1·. J nmes

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

)foon, age 77, who is the oldest living cmploye of the company in point
of service ll'ith a total working and pension p eriod of 55 years. I only hope
that he will be with us for at least 45 more years, rounding out a century
of service. The otherperson I refer to is Miss Mary Taylor, our only lady
Old Timer, a lady whom y ou a ll know and love, and who, with n singing
heart, has kept herself young in body and soul.
You ha,·e witnessed the laying of the cornerstone with the attendant
ceremonies, conducted by the oldest and most honored fraternal organization that exists, and which many of you, with myself, feel it a n honor to be
member s of. The bricks that have been laid by t he operative C'nlftsmcn
in the walls of this building, as you can see, were laid squa re and tr ue.
They were laid to carry thefr burden well and faithfully. The mortt, r in
whfoh they wer e laid was meant to bind them together for genel'fltio11:&lt; to
come. J ust so with the foundation and the walls of the Old Timer s Association laid fh-e years ago; to help make your burdens lighter u.nd to bind
you together regardless of race or r eligion in t rue fellowship.
With the completion of this building, whose cornerstone bt&lt;a r.; the
name of the Old Timers Association, and which you will enter for t he first
time on July 20th next, it is my sincere wish that each of you, who a re
the O1d Timers of today, mny li, 1e t o use and enjoy this, your building,
for many years to come. It is not my privilege to be n member of your Association, I came among you t oo lnte for membership, but we who a rc cha rged
with the diTection of the property, respect and admire you for you r _yen rs
of loyal service, and we will, as in the past, continue to bend our ener gies
toward making your employment as comfortable and a s remunei-nti \·~ a s
possible. That all the years a head of you, se,·erully a nd collectivcl&gt;·· mn:y be
happy ones is my most enrnest wish.

ADDRESS OF ACCEPTANCE
B y John P. ,vhite, International Represent ative,
United Mine ,vorkers of America

I am glad of the opportunity of participating iii. the exercises hel&lt;I
here today. The building for which these exercises are conducted will
represent something very fine. Splendid as the building "·ill be from 11.n
architectura1 f!.nd material standpoint, these considerations will be eclipsed
what might be termed the spiritual significance of the structure. For
1£ hu~e m_iderstood aright the purpose which is to bring this building into
bemg, i t will be no mere pile of stone, no ordinary structure; but one unusual and unique. In short, the buildina is to be a commemoration- a
structure dedicated to the vete1:ans of The Union Pacific Coal Company
and the \Vu.shington U nion Coal Company. These men, who are thus to be

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LAYING OF CORNER STONE Of OLD TIM ERS' BUILDING

xxxv'ii

. cl I e p layed a g reat part in the development and_progress ~f t he
hono1en ' l~he building will be a recognition of their_ fa1t~ful se~·v1ce. I
c~~'!i:t~iate The U nion Pacific Coal Company for its wisdom 1? th_us
:ck~owledging its a ppreciation of its veteran employes; a_nd I hke~1se
congrutula.te thc.!;;c Yctcr an employes whose ser:ices hfve mer~tt to fit;~nlf,
a testimonia l of 0rrood will il.t the hands of then· emp oyer~.
e .1evde a
•
I
t
s·
on
embodymg
as
1t
1
. d
l oes
the spirit which actuates t 1e -pres~n occa
_ .a
concrete exn!1, plc of good~f ~l~o~vsh1p between employer an emp oye 1s
one that holds untold poss1b1ht1es fo r good.

I should like to congratulate the "old-timers" here toda~, 011 h~vinf,
attained the venerable i;tatus of "old-timer." To be a bona fide_ old-tm:1e_r
1,, no sliaht accnu1pli:.hmcnt, and one that r equires many sterling quahb~s
~~nd h a l~ V virtue,-. A n "old-timer" is one who has de1?onstrated that _e
ha ;; ,,OOc1 · sta)·in 0rr qtrnlit ies - his continued existence 1s proof tha~ he 1s
'"'
' . \&lt;\7 e should r emember that ~o~paTative_y
•
l f ew " y oung-_t miers"
no , weakling
gain the stn t\1" of "old~t imer ;" indeed 1~ ~s. so~ethmg of a feat, m }h7se
days, d ue to the coiuplt•xit ies of modern c1v1h~abon_, to become ~ven a m1ddl;-timer." Quite tu,iclt• from t he per sonal s9:bsfachon o~ knowmg that you
rnnst have been fo rmed out of durable material to ha~e withstood t he avenging yca rs, t here- i~ nnotl1er r eason for ~ongratulatmg you. Yo~r s~an_ of
life ha:. been ca~t in what must be considered one of the most_ mte1estmg
period:; of the wodd's history. There have been "golden ages" in the past;
but these " golden ages" wer e "golden" for t he merest handful of per sons;
while the present may be with justification called the golden age of. the
many. For it must be apparent to all that the common man now enJoys
benefi ts and comforts thnt were unobtainable even by the nabobs o_f old.
The humbfost workmu.11 today may well have comforts and convemen~es
that p i·inces of old lacked. Those "old-timers" who have reach~~ t~e scriptur::d allo tment of three score and ten - and many of them will improve
on thi;; a llotment, I nm sure, by reaching four score and ten-have seen
progress ma rching with seven-league boots, fa-idy revolutionizing t h~ conditions of our existence. The last three decades, alone, have contributed
four of the most st a rtling mechanical innovations in the history of the
,rnrld. I refer, of coul'se, to the a utomobile, airplane, moving picture, and
radio. The ,vorld VVar alone was an event the like of which Wf!.S never seen
before. Deplorable as it was, it remains, nevertheless, the most colossal
drama ever seen upon the world's stage. vVhatever may be the defects of
this peTiod, no one can say that it has not been one of the most fruitful and
stirrino- periods of recorded history. So I say to you " old-timers" that
your span of life l1as been cast in one of t he most remarkable eras of hu~an bistorv. You can console yourselves with the 1·eflection that you
have been, ; nd still are, n part of a histm·y making epoch.
Now just a word to you on old age. No mention of thjs subject can
proceed very far without ~-eferri1!g to_ th~ famous speech of D r. w·m. _Osler
upon leaving Johns Hopkms U~uvers1ty m 1905. Dr. Osler was convinced,
so he said, of the the comparative uselessness of men above forty years of

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HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL M INES

DI• Osler did not by the wiiy, ndvocate t hat persons over 60 shotdd
I
•
' been so often nsserted • H e d'd
bage.chloroformed
as has
1 , 1owcver, assert
tl~at men of 60 sl:ould retire. It is difficult to say just how much Dr. Osle t·'s
statements were due to whimsicality, for he himself was nea1·ing the dead
line which he had fu:ed, and it may lrnve been that he was d t·iven by a puckish spirit to haYe some sport at tlic expense of ~hose who, like himself, had
crossed the half-century mark. At any rate lus speech p rovoked endless
arguments on the subject, and I think that generally speaking, Dr. Osler
was refuted. Innumerable achievements of men over 60 were a dduced to
disprove his theory. G. Stanley Hall, in his invaluable work "Senescence,"
quotes the opinion of one investigator, E. G. Dexter, who analyzed " lVho's
Wl10" for 1909, and fo~md that of the 9,000 p er sons listed only o ne in six
was under 40, a nd the nvernge age was 54. This analysis showed tlrnt only
16 per cent 1rns under the Osler dead line of 40. A fairly satisfacto ry re f'utation, I should say. I could cite many instances from the works of H,tll
and others of the prodigies performed by men for beyond t ltc 60 t111Lrk;
but I think that it is unnecessary. ,ve, all of us, have obsc rYed too many
instances of men performing capably their work long afte r GO to dotibt
that in ordinn1·y ca1liugs at least the Osler theory does not apply. And so
I saJ' to the veterans here today who have crossed the Osler dead line, that
you are living refutations of Dr. Osler.

Acting in behalf of the members of the Old Timers Association l am
sure I have voiced the sentiment of each and every member of :-a id ~h socintion when I state that we arc profoundly impressed with the ceremonies
accompanying these exercises, and wish to express om· deep apprecia tion
for the same. This endowment, the gift of The rnion Pacific Coal Company and ·washington Union Coal Company, through their President, l\Ir.
Eugene McAuli.l:fe, is indeed a magnificent one. Ur. McAuliffe, in presenting this gift, has eloquently portrayed the nims and purposes of the donors, and has recited the object of bringing int o being such a splendid monument to mark the change in human relations. The event, indeed, is a note,rnrthy one. It iurther emphasizes the fact that these coal compn.nics
wish to recognize in a substantial way the worth of their emplo_vcs who
have, through their many years of service, contributed so much to tl1e
progress and development of these companies. I formally accept this
gift in behalf of the Old Timers Association ·with grateful acknowledgment and thanks, and with the full consciousness that the members of the
Old Timers Association will, in th&lt;&gt; futm·e as in the past, proYe worthy of
this splendid testimonial and the t r ust reposed.

PRESJDENTS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

xxxix

LIST OF PRESIDENTS
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILR OAD COMPANY
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

AND
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
From

President

1862
Wm. B. Ogden .• • • •• •••• • •••••• Sept.
Oct.
30,
1863
.J ohn A. Dix .. . . ... ... • • • • • • • •
Nov.
24,
1866
Oli\'C:l' Ames, pro tem. • • • • • • • • • • •
Oli\'e1· Ames . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mar. 12, 1868
' r homa A. S&lt;"otl . ... . .. •. • • • • • • Mar. 8, 1871
H orace F . C'litrk . . .. . • • • • • • • • • • Mar. 6, 1872
Sidney D illon. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mar. 11, 1874
Charles 'F . Ada ms ... . . . • • • • • • • • .June 18, 1884
Sidney Dillon ...... • .. • • • • • • • • • Nov. 26, 1890
""S. H. H. Clark •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • April 27, 1892
Winslow S. Piei·ce . . . . ... . . • • • • • Dec. 8, 1897
Horace G. Burt • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dec. 22, 1897
E. H. Harriman . . ... . . , • • • • • • • Jan. 7, 1904
R obert S. Lovett • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Oct. 21, 1909
A. L. 'l\'1ohler . ..•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Oct. 13, 1911
E . E. Calvin ...•.•. • • • • • • • • • • • July 1, 1916
July 11, 1918
C. B. Seger .. •••··· · ···········
Robert S. Lovett. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Feb. 1, 1919
Jan. 1, 1920
Ca,rl R. Gray• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
W . M . Jeffers .... ••·· ·· · · ····· Oct. 1, 1937

To
Oct. 30, 1863
Nov. 24, 1866
Mar. 12, 1868
Mar. 8, 1871
Mar. 6, 1872
June 20, 1873
June 18, 1884
Nov. 26, 1890
April 27, 1892
Feb. 1, 1898
D ec. 22, 1897
Jan. 1, 1904
Sept. 9, 1909
Oct. 13, 1911
July 1, 1916
July 11, 1918
Feb. 1, 1919
Jan. 1, 1920
Oct. 1, 1937

continued as President until dis• ate
'* Reltit~emenft Tdahtee
Railway Company in the early part of
sou 10n o
1898.
. p c'fic Railroad Company was organized under the Act
The Uruon a I .
1862 and continued until January 24, 18~0,
of Co1;1gress passed ~ul~ 1, The 'union Pacific Railway Company, w~1Ch
when it was r~orgamze a~ te the ro erty until the Company went mto
compnny contmue~ to opeia. ted bct~ber 13, 1893. The Receivers conthe hands of Rece1veri a.ypo1~ ntil operation was taken over by the new
t inued to. operat~ the ~~ r~ail~~oad Company, nbout February 1, 1898.
corporation, Umon Paci c

;r;!ro:v:c~~m

�XI

HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COA L MINES

BASIC WAGE HATES AND HO URS OJ,' S ERVICE

PRESIDENTS
THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY

BASIC D AY WAGE PAID I N ROCK SPRINGS, lVYOMI NG, FI ELD,
JANU~RY I , 1890, TO MARCH 31, 1941, INCLUSIVE.
TAKEN FROM PAY ROLLS AND WAGE SCALES,
U TION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND COAL COMPANY

From
President
Charles Francis Adams. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 17, 1890
Sidney Dillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 17, 1890
S. H . H. Clark ................ Nov. 16, 1892
H orace G. Burt. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 28, 1897
J. Kruttschnitt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 31, 1904
A. L. ::\Iohler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 13, 1913
E. E. Calvin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 1, 1916
J . D . Farrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 11, 1918
C.R. Gray .................. .. J an. 5, 1920
E. E. Calvin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 30, 1920
E . S. Brooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 5, 1921
Eugene McAuliffe .............. Mar. 1, 1923

To
D ec. 17, 1890
Nov. 16, 1892
Sept. 28, 1897
Mar. :n, 1904
Feb. 13, 1913
July 1, 1916
July 11, 1918
J an. 5, 1920
Mar. 30, 1920
J an. 5, 1921
1\'Iar. 1, 1923

PRESIDENTS
SUPERIOR COAL COMPANY
John W. L acey ............ .. ..
J. Kruttschnitt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. L. :Mohle1·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E. E. Cah·in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dec. 29, 1905
July 6, 1909
Apr. 7, 1913
J ul:v 1. 1916

July 6, 19ml
Apr. 7, 1913
J uly 1, 1916
J uly H , 1916

PRESIDENTS
WASHINGTON UNION COAL COMPANY
James P. Stapleton ........... . . May 6, 1907
Geo. A. Brooke ............... . Sept. 4, 1907
D. 0. Cla,r k ...... .. .... . .. . . . May 13, 1908
J. Kruttsclmitt ................ Sept. 22, 1909
J. D. Farrell ..... ...... . . . .... Apr. 14, ]913
F. A. :\lnnley . ....... ... ....... Nov. 11, 1913
J. D. Farrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D ec. 26, 1917
Eugt!ne ::\-IcAuliffe ... ... .... .... Feb. 27, 1923

Sept. 4!, l 907
Apr. 27, 1908
Sept. 22, 1909
Ap1·. 14, 1913
N ov. 11, 1913
D ec. 26, 1917
Feb. 27, 1923

xii

NON-UNION PERIOD

P 1'r iod
Ca l.-ndar ycnr
1690
] 891
Calcndnr ycnr
Ca lcndn r ycu r
18!12
18!13
Calc-ndnr ycnr
189,1Culc nd,11· Yt' H1'
CnJ,..n,l:1r )'('II I'
1895
(",d,·nd n I' r cnr
1S96
1'11J,•111h r ) e11r
1897
C:1lc·11&lt;lur .1·ea r
1&amp;9S
C al,·mhr ycnr
1899
1900
C'nl,•1111111· ycn r
,' alend;1 r yea r
190)
1902
C!!kn&lt;ln r yc;1r
Ju n. I to ~O\' . 15, 1903
X u,·. Hi lo D ec. :n, 190:3
l!JM
C'11kndnr yeu r
]905
Cult:ndar yen~
Cule ni'la r year
190ti
.Jnn. I to '.\fay 31, 1907
J une I to A uµ-. 31. 1901

For IVliito L alwr
P er D (/!f
From.
To
Hours
$2.IG
2.50
:?.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.IG
1 .75
1.75
l.75

:?.50
2.50
2.50
2 .50
2.75
2.75

$:3.00
3.00
:J.00

10
10
JO

10
IO

2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50

10
10
10
JO
]0

JO
10
JO

10
. 10
10

2.7'5

IO

2.75
2.15
3.025

IO
10
10

F'or J a,pcwese crncl CM11 eu
Per D a!/
Prom
'l'o
H orn·s
$1.35
$8.00
10
1.50
IO
1.35
10
1.35
1.50
10
1.50
JO
1.50
10
X o rnte
10
1.35
10
10
1.35
1.35
10
1.50
1.75
IO
1.75
10
1./iO
J.71i
10
1.50
1.15
10
1.50
10
1.90
1.65
1.90
IO
1.65
10
1.90
1.65
10
1.90
1.65
1.9()
10
1.li5
10
2.0!l
1.815

1-'lRS1' c rr:.,-,l 'HA O'l' ll'l'l"Ji U. J[. lV. of A. 111112 8 HOUR DAY
Ji'or J «•1m11e.•e rr11:l Glti11e,c
F'o r IVhit,e Lal,or
l'er D«y
Per D(ly
H o11u
Proni
Hour.~
'l'o
'l'o
Prom
Ptiriod
S e pt. l to Dec. ;u , 1907
1908
CuJendar year
1909
&lt;.:alcntlar yenr
1910
Calemlur year
1911
Calt'ncl:Lr yenr
.Tan. I to Ang. 31, 1912
l:icpt. 1 to Dec. 31, 1912
1913
Calendur yea r
1914
Calendar year
1915
Calendar year
.Jun. l to Aug. 31, 1916
Sept. l to Dec. 31, 1916
Jan. 1 to Apr. 80, 1917
'.\foy 1 to Oct. 31, 1917
N'ov. l to Dec. 31, 1917
1918
Calendar year

:uo
8 .110

:uo
3.40

8
8
8
8

:uo

8

3.-10
3.45
8.-15
3.45
3.45
:J.45
:J.52
3,52
,k02
5.42
5_.~2

8
8
8

8
8
8
6
8
8
8

s

8.10

:uo
3.10
:l.10

8
8
8
8

Race Diil'erentiul Period E nded

,

�r,

HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC COAL MINES

xiii

H OURS WORKED, A::'\D AVERACE NET EARNINCS

xii ii

F'or White L11l,or
l'erD&lt;t!I
Prriocl

J,'ro111

,Tun. l to Xu,·. :11, l!llll
J&gt;rc. 1 lo Jlc1·. 31, 1919
,Jan. 1 ll• Mar. :11, 1920
Apr. 1 I&lt;• .\ ug. 15, 1920
,\u~. Hi to Dc1·. :11. 1920
Cnlcndnr yc·;1r
1!121
Cnll'ndnr y&lt;'ar
1922
Cnlt'ndnr year
1923
Calcncla r year
1!121
Cnlcndnr y1·ar
1926
Cnlcnclnr yt'ar
19:?li
Cnlmdor year
19:!7
Jnn. I lo :-;•.,•. :JO, l!J:!&amp;
Dec. 1 to l&gt;,•c. :11, 1928
Cnknclar ~·1·ar
1!1:!!l
Colcnclnr year
19:10
Cnl1·111l11r ycnr
19:11
,Jan. I lo J unc 30. l9:J2
,July l to Ike. 31, 19:12
Cnlcnclar year
193.'l
Jon. 1 lo )for. 31, l93l
Apr. 1 to lk1·. :JI, l!J:Jt,

r,,,i2

Jan. I lo Sl'pt. 30, J9:J5
Oct. I to Dec. :11, 19;,r.
Culcnclnr y&lt;'ar
l!);J(i
Jon. 1 to )for. 31, 1937
Apr. l tn Dec. :11, l!l:J7
Calmtlar )·car
1938
Calenclar ~·1•11 r
1939
Cnlcmlar ycnr
1!&gt; to
Jon. 1 to ::\Iar. 31, 19 H

6.18
6.18
u..iz
7.92
7.92
7.92
7.92
7.!l2
7.92
7.92
i.92
'i.92
(i.i2
6.72
6.72
6.72
6.72
IU2

Tu

Houri

8
6
8
8
8

WITH HOURS PER DAY

'

TEN-YEAR PERIOD

8

THE UNION PACIFIC COAL

s
8

COMPANY

s
8

8
8
13

8
8
8
8
8

s

6A2
s..i2

8

s.i2

;

G.92

'j

G.-iz
(i.,i2
(i.i2

'

8

5.-t2

IS.92
6.92
M2
6.12

AVERAGE NET DAILY AND HOURLY WAGE

j

Estnhli~h11ll'11l of i hr. dur, 3:1
hr:;. per wc1·k .\pril I, (93~

Cnlc11.l11r
Yrnr

Hour:;
Worked

19:10

8.0

$7.49

$ .9:36

rn:n

8.0

7.38

.922

19:J:2

8.0

6.65

.881

1933

8.0

5.92

.740

19:34-

7.2

5.82

.808

1 !)3fi

7.0

5.93

.8-1-7

1936

7.0

6.34!

.906

1937

1.0

6.85

.987

1938

7.0

7.11

1.015

1939

7.0

7.17

1.024!

Average Earnings
PerDny
Per H&lt;,ur

;
~

i

;
;
j

Note: Hours worked reduced from 8 per day and 48 per week to 7 per
day nnd 35 per week, Ap1·il 1, 1934.

�STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL TONS OF COAL MINF.D 'BY TII!t UN
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. TIIE UN[ON l&gt;ACIVIC CC

UNION COAL COMPANY SINCE THE Ol&gt;t.;NIN&lt;
WYOMING
Sweetwater Coun ty

Year

Rock
Springs

Reliance

Carbon County

Winton

Superior

Hanna

Carbon

L incoln County

Da11a

Cumberland

Uinta

Twin
Creeks

Almy

1868
1869

365
16,933

6,560
30,483

1,967

1870
1871
1872
1873
1874

20,946
40,567
34,677
44,700
58,476

54,915
31,748
59,237
61,164
55,880

12,454
21,172
22,713
22,847
23,006

1875
1876
1877
1878
1879

104,667
134,953
146,494
154.281
193,252

61,750
69,062
74,343
62,418
75,325

41,805
60,756
54,643
59,096
71,576

1880
1881
1882
1883
1884

244,460
279,908
276,589
301,710
306,150

100,434
156,820
200,124
248,366
321.637

100,235
110,157
116,548
111,300
150,085

1885
1886
1887
1888
1889

328,601
359,238
465,445
589,512
664,263

226,864
214,235
288,358
347,754
170,258

1890
1891
1892
1893
1894

652,408
818,656
943,943
931,513
860,503

74,757
190,858
245,673
194,182
211.714

201,191 29,886
173,373 16,821
184,370
154,371
146.495

1895
1896
1897
1898
1899

725,529
571,677
651,321
763,677
978,368

193,997
188,663
217,977
183,694
270,062

104,015
122,363
120,607
123,430
118,820

1900

960,688

272,451

1901

1,035,378 \

\ '\CU\ ?

QQ? '7SI.F,

276,795

\

\

....

267,088

136,514
144,389
32,673

4,689
48,522
45,378
17,308

16,085

173,980
158,618
196,914
155,267
110,343
176,130
143,820
157,986
137,714
82,688
76,760
61,306
63,689
52,912
22,347

177,715
615,453

-

�----

.

':#':#£-, / l)O

1903
1904

1,140,874
1 669,919

1905
1906
1907
1908
1909

1,813,288
1,782,894
1,482,593
1,247,985
1,350~875

1910
1911
1912
1913
1914

1,212,770
973,946
1,018,537
844,908
699,155

112,604
290,959
326,215
385,184

12,007
220,576
495,523
720,494
1,019,454
939,434
1,040,534
990,853
938,073

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

786,712
869,939
825,752
908,811
686,134

472,077
486,246
484,098
557,770
336,892

1920
1921
1922
1923
1&lt;~24

972,890
809,418
636,246
866,032
731 840

434,266
396,343
275,486
362,002
293.263

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

764,030
806,196
892,620
887,006
898,425

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

k/U1 /':J:J

144,389 I

267,088

32,673

194,592
332 772

I

:z.~

177,715
615,453 ,
885,747

354,358
450,636
581,402
538,511
585,525

919.856
1,157,224
1,068,468
771,391
622,638
654,199

652,427
592,294
632,122
612,329
628,311

879,098
890,735
758,953
857,303
500,307

590,753
474,391
408,120
429,299
389,849

627,645
743,503
835,857
750,478
559,621

427,281
490,911
378,437
309,706
238,185

235,613
264,606
400,750
313 198

646,691
692,283
486,640
698,003
671916

689,714
484,047
349,569
543,822
470,835

325,818
366,830
241,227
370,495
340,626

270,121
263,274
261,118
297,279
348,359

305,912
323,380
317,500
412,004
455.130

647,723
577,826
505,463
559,537
648,985

443,833
493,441
483,949
513,200
529,013

347.446
312,128
289,780
258,364
180,720

854,063
713,473
546,274
607,111
650.901

330,564
271,042
250,392
263,656
297 983

431,960
383,736
309,195
326,612
395 219

708,125
642,266
535,027
541,149
671,645

485,772
443,010
404,382
359,030
386,805

87,169

784,799
853,748
774,520
675,444
705,919

387,808
490,266
592,693
588,080
675,063

483,758
506,829
524.7 53
544,241
557,378

i74,994
890,386
859,523
;21,407
832.771

456,372
544,930
564,139
487,806
489,872

'

I

TOTAL 50,398,681 10,801 .103 7,491 ,77 4 23,nS,704 22,083,835 4,680.346 62,792 14,130,226 115,897 2,7.
NOTES:

From date of ope~ing of mining districts until Octo~er 31, ~890, inclusive, coal was recovere~ b,
Coal Company with the exception of that at Superior, which from date of opening until April 31
2. The Winton Mines were purchasfd by The Union Pacific Coal Company May 16, 1921, from the
"Megeath." From the time of the opening in 1917 to May 16, 1921, 609,642 tons were mined b
3. The Pleasant Valley (Scofield) ilines were closed from 1898 to 1906, inclusive, again from 191
covered from these mines since !936, this property abandoned by The Union Pacific Coal Con
4. Washington Union Coal ConTQlllY tonnages shown separately from The Union Pacific Coal C
1.

�~D BY THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, THE COAL DEPARTMENT,
ON PACIFIC COAL COMPANY, SUPERIOR COAL COMPANY AND WASHINGTON
: THE OPENING OF THE VARIO US MINING DISTRICTS.
UTAH

&gt;Unty

T win
Creeks

Uinta C oun ty
Almy

S pring
Valley

COLORADO

WASHINGTON

Summit
County

Carbon
County

Park
County

Gunnison
County

Weld
County

Boulder County

Grass
Creek

Pleasant
Valley

Como

Baldwin

Erie

Northrop L ouisville

Year

1868

12,454
21,172
22,713
22,847
23,006

88,315
93,487
116,627
128,711
137,362

1870
1871

100,235
110,157
116,548
111,300
150.085

40,608
63,895
47,219
35,548

10,833
31,193

60,140
62,471

12,990
29,034

42,995
34,639
42,309
56,671
63,376

43,702
24,207
23,198
37,240
39,939

14,175
29,845
40,904
56,348
49,183

176,130
143,820
157,986
137,714

77,532
63,121
53,009
49,313
54,581

49,594
47,403
58,979
38,769
25,715

6,619
14,339
7,936

82,688
76,760
61,306
63,689
52,912
22,347

40,682
50,259
19,569

50,613
29,131
4,946

173,980
158,618
196,914
155,267
110,343

14,953 5,092
12,695 18,085
24,274 5,905

44,735
97,115
73,968

7,311

33,646

208,222
264,771

275,480

1877

275,795
340,153

1879

445,129
587,493
726,625
968,975
1,085,643
939,195
849,913
1,062,074
1,242,792
1,113,447
1,268,117
1,468,391
1,651,896
1,505,862
1,299,008
1,146,911
1,009,722
1,070,780
1,134,490
1,420,162

6

121 037

4

16,210

3,341,080

3

7

118,825

'

1869

1872
1873
1874
1875
1876

1,406,675
1,745,890
2,018,614
2,340,038
3,043,584

14,675
111,613
110,614

5

Tono

6,925
49,383

'

17,308

Total
All Mines

1,967

41,805
60,756
54,643
59,096
71,576

4,689
48,522
45 378

Washington Unior
Coal Company

~ ~14_005

1878
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894

1895
1896
1897

1898
1899
1900
1901
1902

1903
1904
1905
1906

�-

52,912
22,347

-

~

- 1

I

1

s;\

1,406,67
1,745,890

14,675
111,613
110,614

.,_,~~V,J..UC\

~

1900
1901
\902

2,0lS,f&gt;16t

~

2,340,038

118,825
121.037

1903
1904
1905

3,043,584

16,210
'

76,527
271,031
272,452
233,843
34,843

3,341,080
3,314,005
3,132,489
3,175,688
3,583,545

12,249.70
77,478.05

1906
1907
1908
1909

3,709,247
3,127,512
3,390,272
3,203,604
3,040,572

28,601.10
89,235.40
136,543.15
152,769.85
109,495.35

1910
1911
1912
1913
1914

3,192,813
3,481,334
3,283,097
3,384,068
2,321,139

112,007.25
164,316.00
204,452.85
270,345.80
213,298.65

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

3,069,379
2,984,534
2,253,774
3,241,104
2,821,678

257,104.10
253,448.75
178,719.80
250,846.00
263,788.10

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

2,779,065
2,776,245
2,750,430
2,927,390
3,060,632

257,096.15
250,222.55
257,332.85
260,885.35
235,575.05

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

2,897,653
2,453,527
2,045,270
2,097,558
2,402,553

180,364.50
97,068.80
56,483.85

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

2,887,731
3,286,159
3,315,628
3,016,978
3,261,003
115,897

2.750,834

492,974

271,960

1,578,77E

511,357

261,373 59,23l

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29,082

249,464

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139,545,413

4,369,729.00

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UN'ION PACIFIC RAILWAY,

Mine No.......~...................

COAT,, DEPART :'IIE NT.

R/:,P ORT OF Pl!'RSON,·l I. IN/UR J".

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�S'l'ATEMENTS OF WITNESSES.

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UNION' PACIFIC R AIL\VAY.

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COAL DEI'AR•r;m•:NT.

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REPORT OF PERSONAi, IN/UR}~

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�S'rA'rill\IENTS OF WITNESSES.

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UNION' PACIFIC RAILWAY.

Mine No...............

COAL DliPART.mi:.NT.

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Name of Person injured,
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UNION' PACIFIC RAILWAY.

Mine No...........,.,.,,,..,,,,....................

COAL DEPARTMENT.

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REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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Date of Accid;Jt,
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COAL Dlil'ART.:\lENT.

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COAL DliPART:illlN'l'.

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UNION' PACIFIC RAILWAY.

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COAL DEPART:'IIllNT.

Gen'/ Supt's No.........1...€.......................

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Name of Parson injured,
Occupatio11,
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Date of Aoc19ie11t, ~'-/ .2.-1 ~~
Location, /Gr&lt;,1c(}/4~,.e&gt;
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Form 83H.

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.

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COAL DEP.\RTJ\IENT.

REPORT OF Pl:.'"RSONAL INJURY.

Gen'/ Supt's No...............1.7................

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Date of Accident,
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Name and address of nearest~ ing Relatiue,
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Name of Physician called, if any, • 7 ~
Name and P. 0. Address of Witnesses,

Nature and extent of Accident,

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Name and P. 0. Address of Witnesses,

Nature and extent of Accident,

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UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
COAL DEPARTi\IENT.

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
COAL D£PARThlENT.

Gen'/ Supt's No ..........41. . . . . . . . ..

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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49

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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UNION' PACIFIC RAILWAY.

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COAL DEPART:\IliNT.

REPORT OF PERSONAL IN/UR Y.

50

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Date of Accident,
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COAL DEl'ART:'IU:NT.

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UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
COAL DEPARTMENT.

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COAL DBPARTMHNT.

REPORT OF PERSONAL IN/UR Y.

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COAL DEPARTllmNT.

REPORT OF PERSONAL IN/UR Y.

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REPORT OF Pl:."RSO:\'AL lN.fUR. Y.

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MineNo........

COAL DEPARTMENT,

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJUR J":

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Date of Accitnt, . ' / ( r.t. ··/
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COAL DKPARTM~NT.

REPORT OF PERSONA/, INJURY.

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COAL DEPART:ltnNT,

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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occupation,
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Location,
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Name of Physician called, if any, ~ &amp;&lt;.- tD C/'dh,-

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Nature and extent of Acoident,

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J?/;PORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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COAL DEPART:'ilENT.

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REPORT OF PERSONAL IN/UR Y.

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COAL DEPARTMENT.

REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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REPORT OF PERSONAL IN/UR Y.

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REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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COAL DEPAR'l'.'IIEN•l',

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REPORT OF P/:,,'RSON.r/L .INJURY.

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Occupation, ~
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Date of Accident, --&lt;7-&lt;J,:x.
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REPORT &lt;JF PERSON.,..JL INJURY.

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Ooeupation, _

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Date of !coident, --&lt;J..v;jiA
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157

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Date of Accident, ~
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Gen'/ Supt's No. ····················..,,,..........
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was he an efficient man,
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Nature and extent of Aooident,

Was he temperate~

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Date

78

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COAL DEPAR'l'llt;;NT.

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J?Ef'OR1' OF PERSONAL f.NJUR Y.

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occupation,
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�STATE~IENTS OF WITNESSES.

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Rf:fOR'f OF PERSONAL IN/UR J":

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REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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�STATEi\1ENTS OF WI'l'NESSES.

�Form 331-1.

UNI0~ PACIFIC RAIL\V_\Y.
COAL DEPART"lENT.

Mine No.........,..,,...,..,.......................

Jl/:,'PORT OF PERSONAL INJUR 1":

Gen'/ Supt's No.......................................

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�STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES.

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COAL Dl~P.\R.Tllg::--T.

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Form 0914.

COAL Ditl'AR'rl\IENT.

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20'_)
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REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY.

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STA'rEMENTS

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�STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES.

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\ OF PERSONA L INJURY.

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Nature and extent of Accident,

Oau8e,

(Signature)
I

Date

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                    <text>1 9 5 0

INJURIES NOT REPORTED BY SAFETY DEPARTMENT

- REL

30- PERRILL, ,Henry G.
31- PETERSON, John W.
32- POTTER, Charles A.

- VITN

4- BOWERS, Orville
5- BOWERS, Orville

- STA
- STA

3 3- RANDOLPH, Clinton Jr.
34- RICHARDS, Elwood

- SUP

6- BRE\TlER, Courtney

- REL

1- ANHELUK, Sam
2- ARCHENTA, John

- SUP
- STA

3- . ASHLEY, Marvin

35- SEAMAN , Dean

7- CARDEN, Bobby
8- CARR, Nash
9- CARR, Nash
10- COLLINS, Jack
11- CROFTS, Clyde
12- CROFTS, Percy

REL

- STA
- STA
- STA
- REL
- REL

13- DeLUNA, Marciano

- STA

14- ESPINOZA, Ben

- STA

15- FERNANDEZ, Joe Lee

- SUP

16- GARCIA, Jesus

REL
- REL
- REL

17- GATTI, Fred

18- GOMEZ, Juan
19- GONZALES, Andrew
20- GRANDIA, Frank
21- GRANT, Spencer

- SUP
- REL
- REL

22- HENSLEY, Jack Jr.
23- HINOJOSA, Johnny
24- HOHOSH, . Andrew

- STA
- STA

25- KINARD, Truman
26- KOZOLA, Martin

- STA

REL
- REL

27- MAFFONI, John

- STA

28- MENDEZ, Frank

- REL

29- NELSON, Carl

- REL

Ear l
'~ 37- STEEN, Horace
38- STODICK, Harry
- 39 - VOLCIC, Frank
36 - SHAW,

- SUP
- STA
- REL

- STA
·- STA
- Morris Constn. Co.
- REL
- REL

40- Vl.ASHBURN, Charles
41- VITLDE, Matt
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- STA
- ·STA

42- ZUPENC, John

- STA

REL - 17

STA - 18
WIN -

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�Rock Springs, 1:iyoming • l!ara h 10, 1950
o

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(CCo Mr. Livingston,
Mro Hughes,
Mr. Tibbs,
rffr. Peternell)

S.am l\.nheluk, ch0clt (} 368, DoBoOo 11 5 North, 71} Seam, Superior, ,raa
injured about 7 P oL'. .

He stepped under ratehot shoo 11 catching his right

foot under the rntchet shoeo

He uus s0nt to the Doctoro

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·Hock Springs - April 27, 1950

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Mr . i·n . J. Pe tornell
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JOH N AllCIJENTA, due cbill opor.:itor, tfo o l Seam, 1 Cout,ll, St nnsbury
was injur ,cl todny abou. t 9 AoUo
~"Ja s shove ling around s·.-1ivo l ;md the pan line -knocked out n prop
and the pr op struck hi m on the l e ft hi p &gt;)

Not cons i dered seri ouso

Mun

sta t ed he would go to ·the cli nic himseJf .,

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�Rock Springs, Wyoming April 26, 1950

Hro M.1rrayg
( Bro Livi ngston

ltr o Hughes
l/r. Peternell
Hr. Tibbs)
Mr i'f. arvin Ashley check No. 113 LHM was i njured in Reliance No. 11
f-.~ine 8 soo 1 slope at 7 : 55 Po M.
,nove and

He ,,, as handling pans during a

caught h is right hand between pan and roof. Extent of

injury not knoun.

�Rock Qpringa, gyoming • April 7, 1950
Mr. r1uuray :i

(co. t1ro Livingston, ,.,Hro Hughes,
r.~r. Tibba,
Er . Peternell)

Orvil Bouers O Chock //481, t:aohine Runner, 5 North, l,!3 Serun, Stansbury
uas hurt as thoy nore cha nging pans und box slipped under the taleocope
pan, striking his thumb on ~igh-l. hando
happcmed about 6:30 P. ti.

He nns aont -to the Doctoro

Thia

�H.oclc 0prings - Oc t obe:r 17, 1950

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r e vJ.-.:s sur-1p1:ng nn ch.ine and cutter c ho.in broke -and st:t•uck him on
tho lo.ft, k{3 o

u s t a inud n d ccpl,y l ocerutcd leg .

�Hock Sprinc s - J,m:uary 11.,

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AA South Ho, 11

Lino, Re lia nce, •,ms i njured today a t 1:30 p. r:1.

r:as riding on back of cnr anci r i oc e of roc k on car
hit cros s bnr and cauGht his 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingi, rs of left
hand .

Badly m s hod ,rnd ocnt t o doc t or..

not cons i de r ed too serious ..

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(CC • Mr. H. c.. Ll. vingston ~
llr. Jo D. Hughes
Br . F. J. Peternell
lir . H. ll. Tibbs)

I

BOBBY CARDEN, Cheok-No,. 176, Faoeman, 5 Horth, 2 Slope, Ho. l
l'.lineD No. 11 Seam, Reliance, wus injured today at about 4: 50 pomo
He was prying on a car m.th a prop and he slipped and hurt
hir:1self interna.lly.
Extent of injury:

Tho Doctor and ambulance were sent £or.
Unkno\7ll.

�H.ock SprinGS - JW1e 27., 1950
tiro V. O. • urray :

(CC:

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LJ o Tibbs

.SH CAR11., duckbill op 'r a t or, • Oo 3 S0 ;:im.11 2 South, Stansbury rm s

.. 3s ;·:or.king i n t h0 pillar and h:1d about a ha lf car to loud bofore
they ·,.-;,are r;oing to move and. n large pi ece of coal fel l from the face a nd
struck h i m on the left thigh ..
lmO\.n .

Ta ken to l os pital ..

.l!.Xtent ·of injury not

�Rock Springs - Novcr:1ber 14, 1950 ~

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,
H.

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t{r .. F. J. Pe ternoll
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IJi\ C:H C iH t, ouckbill opcr: t cfr, tloo 3 Se .10 , 3 So uth, Stansbury was

llo \lil S o er· ti.ng duckbill yil on j nck pipe t ha t holds Sullivan

rate! e t f1~ll out an&lt;l G truc'c him on t op of the head .
He is =&gt;oin~ to clinic to s e e the dcc to ro

Eo t consider ed s oriouso

�Rock Spri _;~ s - December 15., 1950

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JACTr co11rns , bit. shm...penei, D St,&lt;·i:iBbu!&gt;y s op., ,-ms injured t oday

!fa n ~s te.k:Ln[; sha.l''. ened r.::.:1.c:·d.na "h.its out of t,,.ti e t0rapeTing bath
and strn.inad his b a ck.

Ta ke11 t o hos 1Jitale

Extent of lnjmy un.kno',7n o

�7 /18/50 - 9: 15 ~.Mo
Hr~ Livin[;ston,
Hr. 1.':urr-..y,
1'r. Pet ernell,
Mr . Tibbs,
Reliance Hine office report s t ~at Clyde Crofts, Tipple!ll2.n was
in j ured last night 7/17/50 at 10 :10 PH as f ollows :
'.'las pushing loa ded car i nt o dump, caught little .finger of · 1eft
hand betv1een ca r and dwnp and cut o_f l ittle finger a t first knuckle..,

�Roo·k Springs, rJyoming .. rtay 3, 1950

(COo Mro Livingoton 9
Bro Hughes 9

Hr. Tibbo,

~r. Poternell)
Percy Croi'to 9 chock //243 9 Reliance 1J11, 8 South, 1 Slopo,
DoBoO. ~ na s helping to carry o. c1:~oss bar and h is partner dropped

ito

The cross bax- hit Cz-ofts on th e right lG0o

This happ ened

�ilod c .;; pringG - May 5, 1950

Hro V. o. Llurray :
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J. B. Hugh e s
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W1RC I /\ .JO DeLU N/\ , Joy le l p e r,

110.

1 Se am,:, 1 South, Stansbury,

v;as injure d t.cdn;'l u t r-ibout 11: JO 1\ . I.10

';,',Ts hel.., ing tram. joy out of 5 room into 4 roomo 1·1a s putting cable
onto the joy -

u;0 Joy hit a ntap c ~using th0 j oy piclrn to go doim to tho

ground cc1tching DeLunals ri ght foot"i
to doctor ut RGl.i ·.n ce.,

•: Xtcnt of i njury not knov.n.

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he sent h:lr1 to tho hos pital and is h.:lvine Joete.,.- ·,;-r nor l ook tilt nnmeo

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Hock Springs - Juno 6, 1950

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Hr. Ho c. LivingGton
ll·~ Jo B. Hughes
Mro F. J. Potornell
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1'n s injured to ay nt 9:30 A. ~•o
Put a coupl e of c a rs in empt y tra cks -

t;;;.s

blockinz them und

they cnmc buck cut.ting t ho l o.s t throe fine ers a nd the little finge r cut
off n t the f irst joi:1t.

�Rock Springs - ~eptcmber 8, 1950
l.:r. V. 0. i.\urrey:

(CC - LT . H. c. Livingston ✓
Mr. J. B. Hughes
llr. F. J. Poternoil
Lit•. H. iJ. Tibbs)
J.:;SUS GARCit1., Ch1.-c!c No. 535, ,·1as injured in Helin.nee No. 7 Lfine,

16

outh, 2 Slope at about 4:Li-0 p .m. today.
Go..rcia -.; as pulling the pans, machint? :.,lipped bnck and caught

his right ·foot betw en tho swivel and .l.011 rib.
to Hospital.
j.{xtent of' injury unkno;.m.

Taken to Doctor and then

�Hock SpriJ1Bs - Ma rch Jl, 1 9 5 0 ~

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Ur. 11 . c. Livlncston /

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FIED G T'.i'I, r epair man Ho. 7 '"line, H.cliance vas injured today

as j acki g uµ t ho pan l ine nn' j ack slippe d - t he pan hit

the pry prop - prop fl eu up and hi t him i n the chin.
chin.,

'fokcn to doctor.

Sunto.incd l acerated

�Roc k Spri:cigs - September 29, 1950
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J UA1J G021EZ, machi..rtc runne r i n 5 Sout h 1 s lops , 11elian ce No. 11 Hine,
wa s injured to day a t 10 Aor~ o
He r;a s l e tting E!a c hi ne down a nd dog i nside j a ck didn 't ca tch
and ha ndl e fle,, up and hit hi.!. on t he c.ri.n.
called.

Possible breoke n j fffi o

Doctor

�Rock Springs 11 \Jyoming - H&amp;roh 21, 19 50

Mr. Murrays

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Andreu Gonzales I) r:n.1eck {/298 9 Me.chine Runnor, 2A, 7·~- Seam,
Suporior, 1.70.G picking at tho f aco.

Ee cmno back to rurj. th e r a tchet ll

Ratohat hit face and jump ed , l r.Md ing on his loft f'oot.

to the Doctoro

This happoned about 6:30 P. r .

He r,u s taken

�Rock S·)rings - J aiiua ry 31, 1950
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FRJ\Ni( GBJ',NDI A, Chock i•Jo . 135, rntchetman, ~Jo. 11 Iiline,

He liunc e, ,,- :rn i nju.ru d t odny a t 9 : L15 a om.
·fo'l tc ho t caught. on the cr C?ssbar.v knockod prop 011t cotching

his thu.'11.b on l eft hnnd be t r10 c n t he pr op ond p:rn o
thumb .

'faken to doctor.

Poss ibl e fractured

�UC£ k Sp::ring6 - October 16, 1950

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l.'i l'. H. c. Li vi~e;&lt;· t o n /
r.1r. J. B. Hagl-:e s
Ur. F. J. Pctc::.· nell
nr. L. u. Tibbn )

They rrnrc pulling the duckbil l back ,·ii th the n1.::1 chino a nd Gra nt
e ot his foot bc t n ee n the duckbill ,:ind t he pro J .,
injury not lm mm.

Ta ken to hos pi t .al - extent of

�Rock S:rr ings - Sept ember 25,• 1950

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Mr .. V .. Oo r!iurray :

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c. lrl vingston/
Ur o J. B., Hughes
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Hr . llo u. 'I'ibbs
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J ACH: IillJS LEY 3 JRo, t:13chine runner., i',o. l Seam.!) Stans buI,y 1iUS

injured t oday nt 8 Aol'!:o in i,io o 1 sub-slope .,
Jack pi pe fell on him 31d st.ruck hi m on the bnck o

t oo s erious as Hensley ,;1en-i:, to see t ho doctm."'o

~fot consid ered

�Rock Springs - l.1arch 24, 1950

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Jr. H. c. Livingston/
Hr. J. D. Hughes
Hr. Ii'. J. ?eterncll
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JCHfi\fY HIH0J0 ti. , duckbi ll ope rn t ox-., _.tJo.

3 Seam, 6 South entry, Stansbury,

r a s inj ured tocl;.y a t. about. 9 :35 a.mo
He , ms c.i ril1in3 nt t he face, drill slipped nncl struck him above
the rie ht eye knocking him doun.
EJe rious.

Going to doctoi•.

Hot considered

�Hock Springs - Decerajer 15, 1950

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tJl'.s t3ki11e for.ils off of d1-1w nnd one of t he boards i'l,ra up and
hit him in the forehe ad.
s w11eo

Sustai rn,d sma ll cut on f orch .r, d - doctor dressed

!Jot considered Gerious,.

�Rock Sprinr,s - June 6, 1950
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Mr. J. B. Hu.ghos

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TRU_.!:\N lGN. . 'D, cl.ucl&lt;bill opc:rntor, fr!J S nm 3 South:, StnnGburyJI

was injured bst n:i.r;ht a t nb u ·t t3 : 30 p. m.
1 o \H S shovo l:i.n~ coa l a long the duckbill,

him into t he pnn linoo

lI s a

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co al fo ll knocld.ng

os s iblc bro wn :rie;ht l e g o

T:.1 ken to hoopital.

�Rock Sprlngs - Uovernbor 1, 1950
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Lt ii?I i ROZOLJ\ , 1,t! chi.110 rutmo:r , Hclionce 1,,0. ll i1ino r:a.s in j'\J.red
tociay a t 9:30 ti . !'.; .

'.'lr cnchcd his b "ck lii' ting c nm.

Exten t of injury

ot knmm.

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5 South entry, S t a nsbury,

L'a s t i:l.l,;i ng a s r ing holder off duckbill - londln g r- '.i.n started up
the drive (he didn't kno:7 rlaffoni 1:1a o t ho r e ) .'.l.!1d it c augh t. r_;nffoni•s left
index f inger cut t int; i t off .:1 t t he fi rs t join to • Taken to t os pH,8.lo

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Rock Springe, ayoming - ltarch 23, 1950

(OCo f.[r. Livingston 11 t
Hr. Hugheo 0

Mr. Tibba 9

Mr. Peternell)

Frank r.1andoz 9 Check l'574: 9 Reliance #7p L.H. H. 9 014 Unit,
l3.North 0 2 Slopo uao injured about 6120 P. J.

lie nent to move

a chunk of coal on the cai' and it came loose faetor thun he
expected and it caught his little finger of his right hand.
rro:s taken to the Doctoro

He

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�Rock Springs - August 12, 1959

Following injury reported from Reliance:
CArl Nelson, ro:rie rider, Check No. 551, No. 7 Mine Reliance,
caught right foot between t wo cars, 9:30 a.m.
Do not know extent of injury.
X-Ray on Nelson does not show any broken bones
they are keeping him in Hospital until this evening
for further check by Doctoro

�Rocit .: -.pri:1gs - 11ay 19, 1950
Mr. V.

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HliJ\JH,Y G. PEHJULL., Che ck Ilo. 661, Hachine Runner, "D" HineJI 5

South vm. G i njur ed today • t about 11 a . m.

Superio

'fi3s cnrrying a crossl:inx- over chnin drivo, f ell down and caught

his right a r m b0tmHm pan or chain &lt;l ri ve nnd cross bur,.
Extent of injury not knmmc

T lw n to doctor.

�Rock Springs - SeptembGr 7, 195~
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John "J . lJc t orGon., St· nsbury 1!0 . 1 Seam, 1 South.:i machine runner,
vms i njure d t o~ay a t 6: 25 A..

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·e 1 ·0.s comine c.lorm slant ;; ith cutting m2chin~ a nd as ht:J r:ent to

turn he [;Ot too close to a colla:r- bnr an d ,~:1s brushed off t he n · chine and
1

his richt leg nas s queezed betwceu t he runni ng board of tho 1m c hine and

t he prop.

'fcken to hos :.u t a lo

Extent of injury not kno1'mo

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�Rock ~1prings ..,. Deceiilber 12., · 1950

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CI·Ii\'3 , f: . PCTI'En, t'..3 c hi ne Runner, Noo l

toctay c.1 t

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line, '!inton, was injur0d

out 1:40 P. L'. o

;,JhilE: stopping ove r pan lino, slipped c aur;ht right foot. between edge
of 1;:111 and

pro p.

Taken to doctor.

Not, considered serious .,

�Rock Sprinr:s - Ilurch 28, 1950
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i.'.ir. Jo

u. Hughes

1. 'l 'ibb·s
g r. l?. J. Peternell

1ro ll .

CLINTmJ H.f\NDOLPH, JRo, che ck No. 215.,

)
achine Runner, No. 11 Hine,

il.81:l.unce, 17as i njtu• Gd tod3y a t 4 South 1 Slope at 12: JO porno
Randolph 1%1.S pulling ;_:ians a t the f a ce rJi t h n~ t eria'.l- hoist and he
had them stop pulline the pnn as the poo n , s a gainst the she aveo

He cnlled

to the lo,!derhoGd man who ,·ins running the hoist to bring t :o pan bolts.
Lo,:1derh0nd man misunde rstood him and sturtod to pull the pan catching Randolph's
ri@) t foot bob:Jcon the I:U&gt;. torial skid and prop o

'i'a lwn to hospital~

�lloc ( Dpr .l:1r- s - July J l ., 1950

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. hugt o it'
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i c cc of roc k on uoll l oosono&lt;l

nd fe l l nllo~'., i nc; a place of timbe r

'i.hi..; pi ece cL timbor ct.1•ur.k f.iclw rds on

v:hl c h , ·10s usc:d

s bloc ldng t o f Hl l o

rl!_';ht for G'8 r .. _ -

t,i!::ibor fo ll a [);i!'O.A'..u.r1 t ol y 16 f

ct .

�Rook Springs - August 7, 1950
Mr. V.

o. hlurray:
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H. c. Livingston

".Ir. J. D. Hughes
Mr. li'. J. Peternell

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DEAN SEAllAU, Duckbill Opera.tor, 2 South entry~ No. 3 Seam,

Stansbury tline, ·was injured today ut a.bout; 8:45 a.m.
He \"tas going to get a oap piece and stepped dovm, and t.7is·l;ed

his left ankle.

He was taken to ·l;he Hospital.

�Rock Springs - Oc tober 18, 1950

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(CC:

lir. II .
Lro J.

c. Livingston/

B. huehes

i.!ro F. J. Petornell

Mro H. H. Tibbs

)

Ef\HL SH/\_U, duckbil l o cm tor., No. 3 Soaru., 5 Nor th, Stansbur.v -..m s
injure d y estcrd ny n t 4: 50 Pofi:l .,
'l'he D1..:1chino jack pi pe slipped out a t bottom .fnlling on nuchinc bits
,·ihilc , ac binc r-ms running and the bits knocked t ho j ;)clt pips back of ma chine
st~ikinrr Shaw above t ho lei't knoe.

brokcmo

Sus tnincd bad muscle contusi 1m - no bones

�Rock Sprifle,-s - Sep t.ember 18:i 1950

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Livl nr;s ton/
Jo B. liughc s
'.:J' r . l? o J. Pcternell
)
Ur. Il o Llo 'l'ibbs
!,fro

! ·oE ,\Cli: S'l";Ei~, a g e 26 , 1·1ho v:orks for !5or:ds Construction Co,,ipany

i·:ns i njur ed to· ay at, 11: 50 a.or,,.
r:as r emovine; stagi ng i n fnn. house o Stagi ng improperly blocked ....
c ame loose allonin~ s everal 3 x 12 planks t o fa ll on hm.

Struc k him on right

f oot by severnl of tbes c pl anks o Bi g toe and next t uo bruis ed.
bi G toe pulled off , ;;;i th some ddn on t ip of toe o

Toe nail on

�Rock Springs - June 22, 1950

Mr. v. o. Hurray:
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r.1r. J. I3. Hughes
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J. Peternell

H. ir 'fibbs)
1.i;l e

HARRY--STODICI&lt;, Outside Hoistman, Reliance~ i-1as injured today
at about 10:45 a.m.

He was putting in a light glob0 and it exploded in his hand,
burning his hand.

He was taken to the Hospitnl. to have his hand dressed.

�Hock Springs - June 12, 1950
• V. O. Surrey :

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Ero H. Co Livings t o n / ·
nr. J . B. ·i ughcs
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P ~Im JOI.C IC, d~ckbill opcrat9r,~ Check rJo . 542, r o. 11 I.Iorth 2
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Slope, IJo . 7 t i n9( r1as i nj ured toc.l, y ci t 10:30 J\. . l.'. o

- Relia_
n ce co_r~_ct_.

I o uas hi~ by a pi e ce of top coal on tho l eft si eo
doc tor.

Jot c o11s:t de r ed too se rious,.

Sont to

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Rock Sprinr;s - April 24, 1950

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)
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CliARLl::S :J .SHBUHN, chock No . 65 1 7} Se am, S North entry ., St a11e:;bury .,
nt.'lchin c 1,mner t:as i nJ ured today ot nbou t 8 : JO o . m.,
The i ndex i'ine;er on the l e ft hand r1a s caught i n mine mach:lno
sheave ,;

Sui:d:.;3i ned broken f ingcr u

Taken t o doctoro

�Rock Springs - August 12, 1950

li--

Following injury report from Stansbury :
Matt Wilde, greaser, A North No. 1 Seam, was tightening prop on ollie
and hi s left thumb was ca ught between prop and pan line.
Happened about 1:35 p. m.
Badly cut thwnb.

�Rock Sprirt '. G -

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r o,,·omber 26, 1950

~r .. Bo c. Livinc:st.on /
:ro Jo n. Hushes
~lro l"' • J . P0t orncll
l'"
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)

J OHli ZUP:.'. EC, Uni t i"o1 e:nn, .J • 1 Sc!Til , 2 ?;orth, Stan sbur y , n s inju:ced

•:hilc couplir;e fl nt t r ucks on to car, moto1·r.1an • w . e d trip nnd
Zupenc C '' U ' ,1 t. first ,.r nd t; co .il fin c 1"s en lei't h:rnd botm:,cn t h
0

und t ho

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Finge rs bndl y bruisr.i d o

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                    <text>INJURY REPORTS
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,·arks is 20 yu:.rs ol' at:c, 11mcrican,

11.i.rried, and ~;as f irst hirLd by this (;ompnny July 9, 1947 and left Sep-t.ember

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Tho following io a rcr-oz•t . of injury to Bonjnm:tn :;:.;r.I !ceto Via:l.l.11

I.:achine Runner; 3 I!orth tntry, I-Joo 3 sc~rnJ&gt; Stansbury ?J:i.mi, 1:1hich ooeui"'rod
a.t npprmd.ma.toly 5:30 J\ . B., \.cdnosdo.y, Au.:,nouot 30, 1950.

V:1:z:t!. is 23 yeo:ra

of o.gc, American, :tr.arried ,ii'i:.h ono (1) dopcndont, chil&lt;l, and i.:1s hired by

this Compaey !by 9:, 1949.

Hio ·i;otal length of sorvico :lo 1 ,venr 4 montho.

Dcnjai:tln Vigi l wo.o shoveling betuccn tlro t:iJ!ber which were sup-

porl:lne trock tico y;hcn .!:'. picco of rook m~surit1ti 3' 6 11 l one, 2' nido and

Tho ere,;, cormiot:.in1 of Benjamin Vigil, mch:l.no runnor, and Coo:U

Jcnlclno end :;Jarill 'i'~ti'"o, fuco:ncn, had juo'.:. finiohcd i':ir:ln~ 11 round or oho·to
in tho upper ri~11t hand corner of tho chain pill.nr cm:l rrorc hnnd-shovol.ine
onto .:1 aou~ pD.n ,1hcn the nccidont occurred.
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~roty t:lcl&gt;er io-::;icdin:tcly below 'Jinll, and Te.t1,o ;;:oo shovalinc bott"rCOn

two rofoty t:lrnber i.mEodintcly ~bovo Vi[3il.
In tolkinG ,dth the crew the momin.3 of tho c.ccidcnt, thC'J otnted.
tho roof ,:no very bad and that Vigil was attempting to nhovel out some coal
in o!'dor to i,J.nce a ea.t'ety prop when ho ,ms otruck uy a piece of rook.
'l'hio piece of rock struclt h1n on the hood, Jr.nocJ.:iJ1;:-; hira down on the coal

pile. A oecond piece of roclt measuring npprw..imatoly 4 1 long, 2J' wide and

9 n thick etruck tho first piece or rock which wa.o laying on the hip oi' Vi!:;il.
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set-up and the area in the chain pillar wa t,ii.71:&gt;ered very closely' due to tho

�~vy can&lt;l3tono top.

/·.bout hnlf ,my up tho chain pillc.r the top coal

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,.u.:.i p:...rkuJ. u1. t;w ·li,)1 :i:·iu oi

llo pillar pocket.

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tmthin:d.n~l,y r·ar1 t.llw uuckbill in ...'...riu ct,u...;ht .0.na.ru 's ri 6 ht foot bct-,Jum

!:acoL.::i•-m. . t,h:.i.l. a.uckoill opurators 01· fuct.1u.1.,n uho opcro:l,c a
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Follm•Jin~ is .:.i. :ccpo.ct o.i' fGtal injur,y to :1l v&lt;.:n .1:.,a.d lJu.ty,

toto.l lr..::ncth o ,, oervice we;s ll&amp;Jproxirr:J. t.el,y j years ,

•'our roo,JS are bcint..; ~~c.··ru1cLu in pioneer .-iork on G-3 l'o.nel,
n~t..ly 17, .lo,

19 i..md 20 roor.IB .

l-1 rooiJ h::,.t co.vcci to t.lio l&lt;J-.i:.'cot suwn

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,llvon ,_url i.iuty, mc1,.i.nG runn .1· hulpcr .

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,·.s ti10 d.ning mat.:L'lino

c:.i.,:iu ..i.rounu t,hc curve., in 18c room, tho cutter bo.r 'LJac. turnc-l to the hiLh

1•ib .:mu iiltcu at a Dli:;ht. ant).c :ln oruc:.c -W1:.11. the cu:Lt0r b&amp;.r wul&lt;..L not
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·t ho rib .

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i'J h i ch occur red a t about 7:00 p . m. , T·:0dr1csuu,y even.i.n16 , ;~ugust, 24!) 191+9 •
Cassari is 46 years or' o.ge, 1,merican, 1.iarri uu.J) -:Jith one d&lt;;;p€;udent, child.P
anci ,.us hir&lt;.:d by t his Cotipa.,y .•ug us t 4, 1943 .

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&lt;&gt;Crvi c.:c i :a, six y0ai·s .
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load 01 :i.our· shaker p2.nEi on a truck .

Ile haa a t ruck

On(: of th0 pGns caur;ht a rail

croosbur ju::,t above 6- .a Lntry anu knockL.d out 9 or 1 0 crossbars .

'l'he

t.lopL. caved approximately J 1 high ana approxim:i.tel y 50 ' in l ~ngth .

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cl e nr:.1nc'.: u:t thi s pl c'.l.ce wus 4 1 i'rom the rail to t.he cro:;sbars .
Hru:ry Cnssari car.ac dor;n fron his hoi f; t to h(.)l p cl ean up the:
cave, ana ·;ihlh. uoing so, a rock approxima tE...ly J I l ong, J I ui de and 6 11
thic k fell Wld CUUGht him.
Recomm;.;nd that more caru be taken in loading puns vih0re they
hav&lt;.: to bo un&lt;.icr u lo·,; clearance .

Ii' t.hcse pans h ad been l oaauu r i ght,

this accident .:ould n ot hav1..; h appuI1ca •
.....xt(.;nt of inj ury:

Disloc.J.ti on botntun body oi' sacrum and

fifth lwaba.r .
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a:'i; c..bou-c 6: 45

porn o, Londny ove11in[!; 0 Au6ust 159 1949 .

Knrpa..11 ic 37 y0a.rs

of ci.c;c., Ar:-0 rice.n., :~ur:r:Led ni th tr:m (2) dependent children~ und vms hired
bj,. -;;hie Corapan~,r April 9 !) 19'1: l o His total length oi' s orvi.ce is o.pproximate ly
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~r.:.:c.m, Lnchi110 Runner D ota.tec trui. t they hud j ust sh ot e. f a ll

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loi't cido of t~:::i roon.

This cu.i., rock rmc looae f'rom the center of the ro om

over to the lo.ti:; rib .

Tho rock had been 'c::i.kon donn on the ri;,;ht ddc of

tr1e roon boi'oro s::1ootin0 , lc~vin6 a. l oose end in tho cen·!;er of tl1e rooin o
The pl~op tl.n.t i7as under t:10 loose rock mu; l:noc1:ed out by the.
altotn and Fuul ,7:.l.G Gtundinc by a prop 0:1 tl10 loner end, shoveling t1w l oose
coul to r;ot o. pla.co to put up tho fallen prop ,::hem tho rocl: fe ll, l;)reakinc
of!' o.t the prop he ':Ja:J sto.ndi ns by.
bo.c:-IT,~rds .

'i'he rock caught Paul, knocking hirr,

Thia roe::: extended to,mrds the i'o.oe 7 ' and ,·;as 4 ' u i d0 ., 3tt

thic:~ nho:.-e it broko a1' .t' a.t the prop, und feather edged out on both niuos
to l-" thiol:: .
Knowin.:; this rock vruG loose and that they ,.o u l d have to r1ork under
it to put the ti1:1ber up, the crow should huvo pullou the roe:~ dol'm before

sto.rtinG up tho shaker II uo evidonco shot:::i thut very little o.t'.i'ort \' us nocdod

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